CH 9 Vocab

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diatribe

a bitter, abusively critical speech or piece of writing; denunciation

infraction

a breaking law of a rule

edifice

a building, especially of large, imposing size

censure

blame; a rebuke

cacaphony

harsh, discordant sounds

accolade

praise

gravity

severity; weighty importance

profane

showing disrepect or contempt for sacred things; irreverent

somber

solemn;sad and depressing; melancholy

assuage

to relieve; lessen


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