ACT 2, Scene 2 Inherit The Wind Vocabulary

 

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  1. Mammal = warm-blooded vertebrate animals characterized by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk-producing mammary glands for nourishing the young.

 

  1. Mete = To distribute by or as if by measure; allot:

 

  1. Morality = A system of ideas of right and wrong conduct

 

  1. Southpaw = A left-handed person, especially a left-handed baseball pitcher.

 

  1. Right = Fitting, proper, or appropriate: Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:

 

  1. Truth =  Reality; actuality. Often Truth that which is considered to be the supreme reality and to have the ultimate meaning and value of existence.

 

  1. Arbitrary = Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle:

 

  1. Matrimony = marriage

 

  1. Fatuity = Smug stupidity; utter foolishness.

 

  1. Plague (v) = To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind.

 

  1. Alleged = Asserted without or before proof.

 

  1. Hogwash = Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense.

 

  1. Heresy = An opinion or a doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs, especially dissension from or denial of Roman Catholic dogma by a professed believer or baptized church member.

 

  1. Incontrovertible = Impossible to dispute; unquestionable:

 

  1. Unorthodox = Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.

 

  1. Precept = A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct. Law
  2. Pagan = One who has no religion, or a worshiper of a polytheistic religion.
  3. Perdition = Hell. Loss of the soul; eternal damnation.

 

19.  Irreconcilable = One of two or more conflicting ideas or beliefs that cannot be brought into harmony.

  1. Begat = To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate;

 

  1. Prolific = Producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile.

 

  1. Railroad = To rush or push (something) through quickly in order to prevent careful consideration and possible criticism or obstruction: railroad a special-interest bill through Congress.

 

  1. Audacity = Fearless daring;