Foundational Words
Virtue; commitment to moral or ethical principles.
Integrity
Stated in writing; set down as a rule
Prescribe
Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes; a formal curse.
Anathema
To accept, comply, or agree passively or reluctantly without protest.
Acquiesce
Violated
Infringed
A thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists (e.g., a cell phone in a Shakespeare play).
Anachronism
Limiting or reducing
Abridging
Established made into law
Enacted
The literal or primary meaning of a word (the dictionary definition).
Denotation
Morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.
Rectitude
A flurry of activity that causes noise or confusion
Commotion
The idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning (the emotional association).
Connotation
A limitation or restriction.
Constraints
A place where two bodies of water flow together.
Confluence
Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
Loathsome