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Voc13-14
English1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| holocaust | a great or complete destruction of life. |
| 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 mourm |
| gape | to stare with an open mouth |
| impertinent | rude and disrespectful |
| haughty | arrogant;proud |
| nemesis | someone or something a person cannot conqueror or 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 judgement |
| foible | a minor weakness in character |
| benediction | the act of blessing |
| frivolous | trivial;silly |
| alacrity | liveliness,willingness,eagerness |
| deify | to make God of,to look upon or worship as God |
| carnage | bloody and extesive slaughter |
| impel | push in motion |
| epitah | an inscription on a tomstone |
| harp | to persist in talking continusly |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| pallid | pale,faint in color |
| impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |