Sep 11, 2025
Sacrilegious
(adj.)
sac-ri-leg-ious
sak-ruh-lij-uh s
Definition:
Having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object.
Example:
The racist group’s sacrilegious destruction of the synagogue was front-page news.
Vestige
(n.)
ves-tige
ves-tij
Definition:
A sign that in the past an object was once there but no longer is.
Example:
There was a slight vestige of the cut-down tree; a small portion of the stump still remained.
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