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English I
Vocabulary 13-14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Holocaust | A Great destruction of life |
| Embroil | To draw into a conflict |
| Anachronism | Something existing out of its proper time |
| Denigrate | To attack the reputation of |
| Humane | Kind |
| Effusive | Emotionally excessive |
| Defunct | No longer in existence |
| Lackey | A slavish follower |
| Envisage | visualize |
| Lament | To mourn |
| Gape | To stare with an open mouth |
| Impertinent | Disrespectful |
| Haughty | Arrogant |
| Nemesis | Hated enemy |
| Lethal | Deadly |
| Catalyst | An agent that speeds up a reaction |
| Jargon | Terminology |
| Judicious | Wise |
| Foible | A minor weakness in character |
| Benediction | The act of blessing |
| Frivolous | Silly |
| Alacrity | enthusiasm |
| Deify | To make a god of |
| Carnage | Bloody slaughter |
| Impel | Push into motion |
| Epitaph | An inscription on a tombstone |
| Harp | To persist in talking continuously |
| Lateral | Sideways |
| Pallid | Pale |
| Impetuous | Acting suddenly without thought |