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Alas, babylon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Excise | To Eliminate |
| Irascible | Cranky |
| Diaphanous | transparent |
| Idyllic | peaceful |
| Capitulation | Surrender |
| Miasma | Vapor |
| To Retaliate | To avenge |
| To deter | To prevent |
| Bacilli | Germs |
| Saturnine | Solemn |
| Placebo | Fake Pill |
| Inexorable | Unyeilding |
| To endear | To make oneself loved |
| Tier | Layer |
| Assimilate | To absorb |
| Echelon | Rank |
| Precocious | Advanced |
| Crescendo | Increasing volume |
| Roseate | Reddish |
| Redundant | Repetitious |
| Dour | Sullen |
| Reprisal | counterattack |
| Moratorium | Suspension |
| Purblind | Slow to understand |
| Pugnacious | Defiant |
| Imperative | Urgent |
| Fastidious | Neat |
| apprehensive | Worried |
| Noxious | Foul |
| Incongruous | Inappropriate |
| Athwart | Across |
| Catalyst | Agent of change |
| Maelstorm | Whirlpool |
| To Infiltrate | To pass through |
| Capricious | changeable |
| Chivalrous | Courteous |
| Implacable | Relentless |
| Vicissitude | Change |
| Patina | Covering |
| Decadent | Corrupt |
| Volatile | Explosive |
| Solicitous | Concerned |
| Respite | Pause |
| Gregarious | Friendly |
| Retroactive | Affecting the past |
| To refract | To bend |
| Sepsis | Infection |
| Immutable | Changeless |
| Exhilarate | To invigorate |
| Alleviate | To ease |