Back to category: Miscellaneous

Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.

Terms

Scrutiny - a close inspection

Anglicize- to make English (as in habits, speech, or outlook)

Apologist- one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, cause, or institution

Commemorate- 1: to call to remembrance
2: to mark by a ceremony

Refute- show to be false

Spherical-1. Having the shape of a sphere; globular. 2.Having a shape approximating that of a sphere.
Secular-1.Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body: secular music. 3. Relating to or advocating secularism.
Embroidered-1.To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 1. To make by means of needlework: embroider a design on a bedspread. 3.To add embellishments or fanciful details to: embroider the truth.
Sinister-1.Suggesting or threatening evil: a sinister smile.2. Presaging trouble; ominous: sinister storm clouds.3. Attended by or causing disaster or inauspicious circumstances.
Tribute-1.A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknow...

Posted by: Melissa T. Littlefield

Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper.