to give something as an honour or present

to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting (to be lured into stg/to lure someone with sth)

a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics

to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly at them, etc.

wrong, not suitable, or not as expected

a piece of information that allows a discovery to be made or a solution to be found

to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something

to include different types of things

to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom/ to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs

extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury

a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder

to surround and cover something or someone completely

a piece of furniture with a sloping part on which a book or paper is put to be read from

to become or make something more severe or difficult

to change something in order to make it less strongly expressed, less harmful, or less offensive

a dishonest person, especially a lawyer or politician

to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually

to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly:

a short film that consists of news reports, usually one that was made in the past for showing in a cinema

to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something

A surface that is pockmarked has a lot of hollows in it/ a pockmarked face

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Term	Definition
to bestow	to give something as an honour or present
to lure	to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting (to be lured into stg/to lure someone with sth)
a backlash	a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics
taunted	to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly at them, etc.
amiss	wrong, not suitable, or not as expected
a lead	a piece of information that allows a discovery to be made or a solution to be found
to wage	to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something
to encompass	to include different types of things
a raft of	a large number or range; a lot
to subjugate	to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way that allows them no freedom/ to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs
gruesome	extremely unpleasant and shocking, and usually dealing with death or injury
turmoil	a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
to engulf	to surround and cover something or someone completely
a lectern	a piece of furniture with a sloping part on which a book or paper is put to be read from
stiffen	to become or make something more severe or difficult
to sanitize	to change something in order to make it less strongly expressed, less harmful, or less offensive
shyster	a dishonest person, especially a lawyer or politician
to undermine	to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually
to oversee	to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly:
the rear of stg	the back part of something
to be drawn to	to attract someone's attention
a newsreel	a short film that consists of news reports, usually one that was made in the past for showing in a cinema
to plead (for stg)	to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something
pockmarked	A surface that is pockmarked has a lot of hollows in it/ a pockmarked face

Created by: Miss DD

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