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vocab 13 and 14
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Holocaust | a great destruction of life (often a fire) |
| Embroil | to draw into a conflict or fight |
| Anachronism | something existing outside of its proper time |
| Denigrate | to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of |
| Humane | kind; compassionate |
| Effusive | emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative |
| Defunct | no longer in existence |
| Lackey | a slavish follower |
| Envisage | to form a mental picture |
| Lament | to mourn |
| Gape | to stare with an open mouth |
| Impertinent | rude and disrespectful |
| haughty | arrogant; proud |
| Nemesis | someone or something a person cannot conquer of achieve; a hated enemy |
| Lethal | deadly, fatal |
| Catalyst | a person, thing, or agent, that causes or speeds up a reaction or change without itself being changed |
| Jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| Judicious | showing sound judgment |
| Foible | a minor weakness in character |
| Benediction | the act of blessing |
| Frivolous | trivial; silly |
| Alacrity | liveliness; willingness; eagerness |
| Deify | to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god |
| Carnage | bloody and extensive slaughter |
| Impel | push into motion |
| Epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person |
| Harp | to persist in talking continuously (on or about something) |
| Lateral | of or relating to the side |
| Pallid | pale; faint in color |
| Impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |