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Alas Babylon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Excise (chap 1) | To Eliminate |
| Irascible (chap 1) | Cranky |
| Diaphanous (chap 1) | Transparent |
| Idyllic (chap 1) | Peaceful |
| Capitulation (chap 2) | Surrender |
| Miasma (chap 2) | Vapor |
| To Retaliate (chap 2) | To avenge |
| To Deter (chap 2) | To Prevent |
| Bacilli (chap 3) | Germs |
| Saturnine (chap 3) | Solemn |
| Placebo (chap 3) | Fake Pill |
| Inexorable (chap 3) | Unyielding |
| To Endear (chap 4) | To make oneself loved |
| Tier (chap 4) | Layer |
| Assimilate (chap 4) | To Absorb |
| Echelon (chap 4) | Rank |
| Precocious (chap 4) | Advance |
| Crescendo (chap 5) | Increasing Volume |
| Roseate (chap 5) | Reddish |
| Redundant (chap 5) | Repetitious |
| Dour (chap 5) | Sullen |
| Reprisal (chap 6) | Counterattack |
| Moratorium (chap 6) | Suspension |
| Purblind (chap 6) | Slow to understand |
| Pugnacious (chap 6) | Defiant |
| Imperative (chap 7) | Urgent |
| Fastidious (chap 7) | Neat |
| Apprehensive (chap 7) | Worried |
| Noxious (chap 7) | Foul |
| Incongruous (chap 7) | Inappropriate |
| Athwart (chap 7) | Across |
| Catalyst (chap 7) | Agent of change |
| (maelstrom (chap 8) | Whirlpool |
| To Infiltrate (chap 8) | To pass through |
| Capricious (chap 8) | Changeable |
| Chivalrous (chap 8) | Courteous |
| Implacable (chap 9) | Relentless |
| Vicissitude (chap 9) | Change |
| Patina (chap 9) | Covering |
| Decadent (chap 9) | corrupt |
| Volatile (chap 10) | Explosive |
| Solicitous (chap 10) | Concerned |
| Respite (chap 10) | Pause |
| Gregarious (chap 10) | Friendly |
| Retroactive (chap 10) | Affecting the past |
| To Refract (chap 10) | To bend |
| Sepsis (chap 10) | Infection |
| Immutable (chap 10) | changeless |
| Exhilarate (chap 11) | To invigorate |
| Alleviate (chap 11) | To ease |
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