Hiroshima Vocab #1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 erect | (adj.) upright in position or posture |
| incendiary | (n.) a substance or weapon (as a bomb) used to start fires |
| tableau | (n.) a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) |
| deduct | (v.) to take away (an amount) from a total |
| joshed | (v.) tease (someone) in a playful way |
| tyrannies | (n.) cruel and oppressive government or rule |
| talismanic | (adj.) possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power |
| disillusioned | (adj.) disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed |
| cataract | (n.) area in the eye |
| partition | (n.) division or separation of something into smaller parts |
| ionization | (n.) the formation of or separation into ions by heat, electrical discharge, radiation, or chemical reaction |
| terminus | (n.) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods |
| reconnaissance | (n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination |
| incessant | (adj.) continuing without pause or interruption |
| asylum | (n.) a shelter from danger or hardship |
| laceration | (n.) a torn ragged wound |
| vivifying | (v.) enliven or animate |
| abstinence | (n.) act of refraining from something that one enjoys |
| ministration | (n.) the act or process of serving or aiding |
| convection | (n.) the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion |
| vanity | (n.) feelings of excessive pride |
| unremitting | (adj.) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing |
| debris | (n.) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
| gynecology | (n.) a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women |
| evacuated | (v.) to remove the contents of; to empty |
| miasma | (n.) a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor |
| cached | (v.) store away in hiding or for future use |
| combustible | (adj.) able to catch fire and burn easily |
| excruciatingly | (adj.) causing great pain or anguish |
| charred | (v.) having been burned slightly so as to affect color or taste |
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