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Dooley's Vocab 16-18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a. Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving b. Cruelly cutting and sarcastic | caustic |
| Harmful; injurious | deleterious |
| a. To thoroughly rob and destroy a place; to plunder; to loot b. to deprive of something valuable by force | despoil |
| Producing or able to produce a desired effect; fully adequate; effective | effectual |
| To anticipate and prevent a difficulty; to make unnecessary | obviate |
| a. A tall, pointed formation, such as a mountain peak b. The highest, most successful point | pinnacle |
| To level to the ground; to demolish | raze |
| To make useless or ineffective; to negate | stultify |
| a. To overcome a difficulty or an obstacle b. To be placed on top | surmount |
| a. To obtain through a violent, twisting motion b. To obtain by force or great effort | wrest |
| a. To express strong disapproval of; to condemn b. To express grief over; to regret | deplore |
| Incapable of being comforted; hopelessly dejected or sad | disconsolate |
| Ruling or controlling arrogantly; overbearing; tyrannical | domineering |
| a. Calm and peaceful; tranquil b. Prosperous, golden | halycon |
| Tending to produce tears; tearful; inclined to weep | lachrymose |
| a. Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile b. Having characteristics similar to those of the god Mercury | mercurial |
| a. To take great pleasure or delight in something b. To make merry; to celebrate | revel |
| a. Of the color of blood; red; ruddy; b. Cheerfully confident and optimistic | sanguine |
| A long, angry or violent speech | tirade |
| a. To irk, irritate, annoy, or bother b. To bring distress or suffering to; to plague or affect c. To puzzle or baffle | vex |
| Spacious and roomy | commodious |
| Limited; having an ending or a boundary | finite |
| The complete range or extent of something | gamut |
| Very great; beyond measurement | incalculable |
| A tiny bit; an extremely small amount | iota |
| a. Of great height; towering b. Elevated and noble in character c. Arrogant; haughty; pompous | lofty |
| Very small; tiny | miniscule |
| Of little value or importance; paltry; trivial | picayune |
| A visible trace, evidence, or sign or something that no longer exists | vestige |
| a.(verb) To decrease; to diminish in power or size; to near an end b.(noun) The act or process of declining or diminishing | wane |
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