#001 Excoriate - #002 Iconoclast

[mxcatmoon]

This week's words are:

001: EXCORIATE

ex·co·ri·ate
[ikˈskôrēˌāt, ekˈskôrēˌāt]

Post-College Level

verb
To denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.

To strip off or remove the skin from.

002: ICONOCLAST

i·con·o·clast

[ ahy-kon-uh-klast ]

College Level

noun
A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.

A breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.

Comments

Starsky & Hutch

[mxcatmoon]

"Starsky and Hutch sat defiantly in their Captain's office as he excoriated them for breaking procedure and arresting the suspect without evidence of the crime."

Fire Emblem

[mxcatmoon]

"Is Edelgard a heroic iconoclast for her quest to destroy Fodlan’s Church of Seiros because it's based on lies, or does its hypocrisy negate the title?"

This was a tough one! I feel like I don't have a good grasp on the usage of this one no matter how many definitions and examples I read. FYI I know nothing about Fire Emblem - I just read an article at The Mary Sue that mentioned it, and it sounds appropriate.