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Seniors Week 8
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Emaciated | abnormally thin; wasted away |
| Surge | to rush suddenly |
| Tranquil | quiet |
| Sanctuary | shelter |
| Ascend | to rise |
| Malnutrition | faulty or inadequate diet |
| Afflict | to trouble greatly; to distress |
| Sinister | evil; ominous |
| Remote | distant; hidden away |
| Thwart | to hinder; defeat |
| Malignant | likely to cause death |
| Excruciating | agonizing; torturing |
| Respite | an interval of relief; delay |
| Reverberating | reechoing; resounding |
| Succumb | to give way; to yield |