Zealot Noun A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. activist Ex: Burke is a zealot on the issue and makes no apology for it.
ImpotentAdjective: acking physical strength or power; unable to take effective action; helpless. ineffective EX: "he was seized with an impotent anger"
Week 10 Vocabulary
SacrilegeNoun: Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. profanity EX: "putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege"
OstracizeVerb: To exclude (someone) from a society or group. exclude EX: "a group of people who have been ridiculed, ostracized, and persecuted for centuries"
PerfidiousNoun: deceitful and untrustworthy. deceitful EX: "a perfidious friend"
Roots and Affixes for Week 10 Vocabulary
-fid- Root faith or trust perfidious or confide
-tract- Root pull or draw detract or subtract
-cide Suffix killer or killing homicide
-potent-Root power or ability impotent or potential
A-/An- Prefix not or without anarchy or apathy