Comparing Wives and Lives

		Organizer #1- Vocabulary Dispensation: a release from an obligation (noun) Sentence: The marriage dispensation allowed me to become engaged to my true love. Repudiate: to discard, disown, denounce (verb) Sentence: My father repudiated me when I turned 18; he kicked me out of the house. Acrimony: harsh language (noun) Sentence: She raised her voice and spoke to me with acrimony. Excommunicate: to be censured whereby one is cast out of the church. Sentence: The nun broke religious law and was excommunicated. Varlet: servant, attendant (noun) Sentence: The varlet helped to bathe the girl. Pious: manifesting devotion to God (adjective) Sentence: The nun was extremely pious. Dissolution: the act of dissolving or breaking up. (noun) Sentence: The dissolution of our gang was a sad thing. Septicemia: blood poisoning (noun) Sentence: She died of septicemia during child-birth, a common cause of death in women in the 15th century. Impetuous: impulsive (adjective) Sentence: His impetuous nature got him into trouble. Intercession: act of mediation; intervening on behalf of others (noun) Sentence: The intercession by my lawyer saved me a lot of money. Heretic: a person who purposefully upholds beliefs different from the Christian Church. (noun) Sentence: Heretics have been punished severely in history.