| Term | Definition |
|---|
| holocaust | a great complete destruction of life |
| embroil | to draw into a conflict or fight |
| anachronism | something existing outside of its proper time |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of |
| humane | kind; compassionate |
| effusive | emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative |
| defunct | no longer in existence |
| lackey | a slavish follower |
| envisage | to form a mental picture |
| lament | to mourn |
| gape | to stare with an open mouth |
| impertinent | rude and disrespectful |
| haughty | arrogant and proud |
| nemesis | someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve, a hated enemy |
| lethal | deadly, fatal |
| catalyst | a person, thing, or agent that causes or speeds up a reaction or change without itself being changed |
| judicious | showing sound or judgment |
| foible | a minor weakness in character |
| benediction | the act of blessing |
| frivolous | trivial, silly |
| alacrity | liveliness, willingness, eagerness |
| deify | to make a god of, to look upon or worship as a god |
| carnage | bloody and extensive slaughter |
| impel | push into motion |
| epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone, a brief comment about a deceased person |
| harp | to persist in talking continuously (on or about something) |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| pallid | pale, faint in color |
| impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |
| jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
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