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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plight | a dilemma; difficult station;a problem |
| retort | a quick, clever comeback |
| plethora | an excessive or large amount of something |
| prominent | widely known famous respected and distinguished |
| prevail | to triumph to be successful to conquer |
| marvel | to wonder and be curious about to be in awe or amazed |
| deteriorate | to worsen to become more run down and get worse |
| bewildering | confusing puzzling |
| hostile | aggressive antagonistic very unfriendly |
| enthralled | to fascinate capture the attention of |
| bedlam | complete chaos pandemonium out of control |
| wrath | rage fury extreme anger |
| immense | huge extremely large |
| dignity | feelings of self-respect and worthiness |
| array | a large number or group |
| despondent | hopeless discouraged |
| sever | to cut off |
| barter | to trade |
| scribe | a person who is a writer |
| polytheism | the belief in many gods |
| surplus | having an amount that is more than needed |
| prevalent | common widespread |
| reprimand | to scold to punish to warn |
| cavalry | armored vehicles like tanks etc. |