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WW Lesson 10
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS 8th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most miserable; wretched | Abject |
| To plead in favor of; to defend | Advocate |
| One who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea | Advocate |
| An act of great cruelty and wickedness | Atrocity |
| To serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner | Commemmorate |
| A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary | Dialect |
| Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate | Dire |
| A group that enjoys superior status to others | Elite |
| Considered superior to others | Elite |
| To make greater or better | Enhance |
| Clearly offensive or bad; conspiculously acting against what is right | Flagrant |
| To lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions | Languish |
| To soften or tone down the sound of | Mute |
| Not speaking or not able to speak; silent | Mute |
| To level to the ground; to destroy completely | Raze |
| A retaliation for an injury | Reprisal |
| A state of confusion or agitation; tumult | Turmoil |
| To bring about or inflict | Wreak |
| To express or vent | Wreak |