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Vocabulary 10.6
Grade Level Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aristocracy | the highest social class; nobility; upper class |
| bulwark | a defensive wall; rampart; fortification |
| congest | to overfill or overcrowd a limited space |
| crucible | metal container for melting substances with extreme heat; a severe test or trial |
| enervate | to cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; to weaken |
| gastric | having to do with the stomach |
| infidelity | unfaithfulness, often unfaithfulness to a spouse; disloyalty |
| intervene | act so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events; intercede; step in |
| mediocre | not very good; of moderate quality; ordinary; average |
| opaque | not transparent; not able to be seen through clearly |
| persecution | hostility or ill-treatment, especially to a race or class of people |
| progeny | a descendant or descendants of a person; offspring |