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Vocab 13 & 14
English 1
| 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 |
| foilable | 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 |