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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 | unyielding |
| to endear | to make oneself |
| 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 |