Vocabulary Power Plus for SAT/ACT - Book 2 - Lesson Two

libation

a drink, especially an alcoholic one

anathema

a hated, repellent person or thing

docile

easy to teach or manage

emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away

gauche

lacking social graces; tactless

motley

made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors

ignominy

public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

banter

teasing; playful conversation

heresy

the act of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

castigate

to criticize or punish severely