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APLAC Unit 2 VOCAB
theme: Halloween; If your pet could talk
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| maelstrom (n.) | a whirlpool; turbulence; an agitated state of mind |
| impotent (adj.) | weak; powerless |
| emendation( n.) | a correction |
| gloat (v.) | to think about or look at with great satisfaction |
| effete (adj.) | warn out; barren |
| impale (v.) | to pierce with a pointed object; to spear |
| bland (adj.) | mild; tasteless; dull |
| extenuate (v.) | to lessen seriousness for something (such as a crime, offense, or fault) by providing partial excuses |
| bestial (adj.) | savage; brutal |
| diaphanous (adj.) | very sheer and light |
| bauble (n.) | a showy but useless thing |
| labyrinth (n.) | a complicated work of winding passages; a maze |
| impediment (n.) | a barrier; an obstruction |
| shard (n.) | a fragment |
| nihilism (n.) | a total rejection of established laws |