Expository writing vocab salvation

congregation

Assembly of persons brought together for commonreligious worship

deceive

Mislead by a false appearance or statement

Dialect

a variety of a language that is distinguished fromother varieties of the same language

Dire

causing or involving great fear or suffering

ecstatic

feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement

gnarled

having a rugged, weather-beaten appearance

Knickerbocker

loose-fitting short trousers gathered in at the knees

revival

evangelistic service or a series of services to invokereligious awakening

Rounder

a habitual drunkard or wastrel

serenely

calm, peaceful, or tranquil