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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