Vocab Chapters 9&10

censure

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

infraction

a breaking of a law or rule

edifice

a building, especially of large, imposing size

heretic

a person who holds unpopular or unaccepted beliefs; dissenter; nonconformist

recluse

a person who leads a solitary life; someone who withdraws from others

diatribe

blame; a rebuke

blasphemy

disrespect toward something sacred or important; irreverence

cacophony

harsh, discordant sounds

enmity

hatred

erroneous

mistaken; in error

accolade

praise

gravity

severity; weighty importance

profane

showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things; irrelevant

somber

solemn; sad and depressing; melancholy

garner

to collect

peruse

to examine; read with great care

languish

to lose strength; fail in health; be weak

renounce

to reject; cast off, disown

assuage

to relieve; lessen

incite

to stir up