226 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
denunciation = harsh criticism; infidelity =
unfaithfulness;disavowal=swearing off; rever-
sion=return to a previous state; devotion=strong
commitment;revelation=revealing experience;
commendation=praise;allegiance=faithfulness
- E If being didactic (preachy) and imperious
(overbearing) were thought befitting(appropri-
ate), they must have been accepted. - A What is the relationship between a depiction
of social injusticein a society and that society’s de-
mocratic ideals?Such a depiction would certainly
call those ideals into question, perhaps even
denouncethem.