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Vocabulary Quiz 8/21
Ms. Medeiros Class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ordeal (n) | a painful or horrific experience |
| liberate (v) | set (someone) free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery |
| ration (n or v) | Noun - A fixed amount of a commodity allowed to each person; allowance; portion Verb - allow each person to have a fixed amount; limit |
| woe (n) | great sorrow or distress; misery, heartache |
| adversity (n) | difficulties; misfortune |
| remedy (n or v) | Noun - a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury Verb - set right; resolve; correct |
| prosperity (n) | success; wealth; good fortune |
| boycott (v) | to stop buying or using the goods or services of a certain company or country as a protest |
| regime (n) | a government, especially an authoritarian one; authority, control, command |
| ominous (adj) | giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening |
| notorious (adj) | famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed |
| fumigate (v) | expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.; disinfect, purify, sterilize |