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Wednesday Wars ALL
Wednesday Wars - ALL words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accomplice | helps somebody do a criminal action |
| accumulated | to collect; gather |
| ample | more than enough; plentiful |
| ascending | moving on up (size or importance) |
| berserk | raging/frenzied with excitement |
| blithe | full of free spirit |
| careened | lean sideways uncontrollably |
| ceasefire | a temporary halt to fighting |
| civilized | having an advanced level of cultural nature |
| component | part of an element to a larger whole |
| concept | a grouping of ideas |
| contemporary | current time; new; modern |
| corralled | to gather with one another |
| curious | peculiar |
| demonic | attitude as those of evil spirits |
| dianostic | To explain something |
| dreadfully | an act causing feelings of dread or fear |
| evaluate | assess the quality of something or someone |
| foresight | planning; thinking ahead of time |
| gorge | overindulge |
| grim | an expression of "this could get ugly..." |
| harrow | torment |
| humiliated | to have feelings of severe embarrassment; looking foolish |
| implied | suggestion |
| inaccuracy | incorrect; wrong; not even close to getting an answer correct |
| incinerated | burn down |
| intercepted | an arc bound by an inscribed angle; crossing |
| internal | interior (inside body) |
| interpretation | stylistic representation of a dramatic work |
| jostling | bumping; pushing; shoving; moving people off |
| legitimate | valid by law; justifiable |
| melancholy | big shame; sadness |
| moldering | crumbling apart; decaying |
| nurturing | building up somebody; encouraging |
| obliterate | destroy completely; wipe out |
| offensive | attacking |
| partisan | taking part; joining forces; supporting |
| precisely | exactly |
| propulsion | the action of moving an item forward |
| prosecution | trial; punishment for crime |
| reconnaissance | observation |
| refugee | one forced to leave their home country |
| relevant | related to someone/something |
| remnants | remains |
| reverently | devoutly |
| scaffolding | structures built for construction use |
| seclusion | being away from other people |
| significantly | considerably |
| straggling | spreading out in many ways |
| tactic | a strategy used to reach a specific goal |
| theory | definition that explains something through science |
| triumphantly | showing the pride in victory |
| unalloyed | pure and free of any mix or change |
| unbecoming | unsuitable in an event |
| unscathed | no harm included; unharmed |
| vanquished | defeated badly |
| vile | messy; disgusting |
| vocation | a persons job or occupation |
| weary | really tired |
| architect | a person who plans, designs, and overseas the construction of buildings |
| assassination | the action of assassinating (murdering) someone |
| casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident |
| emporium | a large retail shop or store |
| giddy | having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy |
| nefarious | wicked, evil, criminal |
| paranoid | relating to, or suffering from a mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that people are trying to harm you |
| rhetorical | usually relating to a question asked only for emphasis or to make a point and not meant to be answered |
| ventures | a risky or daring journey or undertaking |
| scurvy | a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C |
| devious | use of dishonorable or dishonest tactics to achieve a task |
| eminent | standing above others in quality or position |
| mutilate | destroy or injure severely |
| persecution | causing someone to suffer |
| reiterate | to say or perform again |
| usurp | to seize or take control of |
| woe | misery resulting from affliction |
Created by:
jessicaquinn
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