Wordly Wise 8-10
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abject | adj. most miserable; wretched |
| advocate | v. to plead in favor or; to defend |
| advocate | n. one who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea |
| atrocity | n. an act of great cruelty and wickedness |
| atrocious | adj. very brutal, wicked, or cruel |
| atrocious | adj. appallingly bad; outrageous |
| commemorate | v. to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner |
| dialect | n. a form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary |
| dire | adj. having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate |
| elite | n. a group that enjoys superior status to others |
| elite | adj. considered superior to others |
| enhance | v. to make greater or better |
| flagrant | adj. clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right |
| languish | v. to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions |
| mute | v. to soften or tone down the sound of |
| mute | adj. not speaking or not able to speak; silent |
| raze | v. to level to the ground; to destroy completely |
| reprisal | n. a retaliation for an injury |
| turmoil | n. a state of confusion or agitation; tumult |
| wreak | v. to bring about or inflict |
| wreak | v. to express or vent |
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