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Week 3 Day 5 Vocab

Week 3 Day 5 Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
Abet to encourage or assist in some activity, especially a questionable one
Agile 1. able to move quickly and easily; nimble 2. able to think quickly
Allot to assign or distribute as a portion or share
Balmy soothing, mild
Congregation 1. to come together in a group; assemble 2. to entertain or amuse
Divert 1. To turn aside 2. to entertain or amuse
Humdrum lacking excitement; boring or monotonous
Influx a flowing or pouring in; arrival in massive numbers
Intricate complicated; having many related details or parts
Memento something kept as a reminder of a past event; a souvenir
Query a question
Sporadic happening occasionally; not regularly
Staple 1. A basic food that is used frequently and in large amounts 2. a U-shaped fastener with sharp ends
Tumult noisy excitement; an uproar or distance
Unseemly not suitable; inappropriate or improper
Abject Most miserable; wretched
Advocate to plead in favor; to defend
Atrocity an act of great cruelty and wickedness
Commemorate to serve as a memorial to; to remember in s solemn manner
Dialect a form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary
Dire having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate
Elite a group of that enjoys superior status to others
Enhance to make greater or better
Flagrant clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right
Languish to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions
Mute 1. to soften or tone down the sound of 2. not speaking or not able to speak; silent
Raze to level to the ground; to destroy completely
Reprisal a retaliation for an injury
Turmoil a state of confusion or agitation; tumult
Wreak 1. to bring about or inflict 2. to express or vent
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