Random Word List 13

heresy
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine of a religious system.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was arrested for propagating heresy which was a crime in the Victorian Era.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It astonished his imagination but repelled and frightened him with its tempting heresy of Manichaean dualism – the idea that a creator might be evil. The Telegraph, When the naked green lady sings, Christopher Howse, 27 June 2009
hoodwink
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	to deceive or cheat by misleading
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was hoodwinked by the art thief who made him give up his prized possessions.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	If Iran thinks it can hoodwink its people and the international community by bullying Britain into accepting responsibility for the domestic crisis on the mullahs’ plates, then Whitehall needs to show Tehran some serious teeth. The Telegraph, Iran: Tackling Tehran’s aggression requires bold measures, Tarsem King, 3 July 2009
illicit
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. unlawful improper or immoral
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The illicit trade was brought to a halt after the traders were arrested by the local policemen.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Opioid prescriptions have skyrocketed since the mid '90s and with this we have seen dramatic increases in illicit diversion of the drugs, addiction treatment admissions, emergency room visits for opioid overdoses and deaths. CNN, Commentary: Danger in your pill bottle, Marvin. D. Sepala, 12 August 2009
impending
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. something bad is about to take place
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His prophecy of impending doom was a hoax.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	They will be able to claim the money if they are told of the impending delay before the train departs The Telegraph, Passengers to get more compensation for train delays, David Millward, 17 August 2009
impiety
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a display of disrespect for God 2. an act of irreverence for sacred items
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	A hundred years ago, his act of impiety would have resulted in him being flogged publicly.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Charged with impiety and corrupting the young, the Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death by the judges of democratic Athens in 399 BC. The Telegraph, The epitome of Socratic ambivalence, Duncan Fallowell, 9 August 2007