Vocabulary for 4/25
analogical relating to a likeness in things that are otherwise unalike
disrepute lack or decline of good reputation; a state of being held in low esteem
effigy a portrait, statue or other image, usually of a person; a crude figure representing a hated person
ethnographic branch of anthropology that deals descriptively with specific cultures
foray quick raid or attack for plunder
interdict to prohibit or place under ecclesiastical or legal sanction
intrinsic inherent, belonging to a thing by its very nature
metonymic figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly
associated feature is used to name or designate
something else
pejorative to make or become worse; downgrading
rebus a puzzle composed of words or syllables that appear in the form of pictures
reify to regard or treat as if it had a concrete or material existence
stultify to render useless or futile; cripple; to cause to appear foolish or ridiculous
subterfuge an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule; deceptive device or strategem
sumptuous involving large expense; lavish; costly; luxurious