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lesson15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blight | to cause to decline or decay; to ruin or destroy; to cause a plant to be affected with disease (n) any of several diseases that cause plants to wither and deteriorate; unfavorable environmental conditions |
| cataclysm | a violent upheaval; a disaster; a violent, sudden change in the earth’s crust; a destructive flood |
| decimate | to destroy or kill a large part of |
| decomposition | the process of decaying, rotting, or breaking down |
| eradication | elimination, as if by tearing out by the roots; ridding |
| havoc | widespread destruction; confusion; disorder |
| mar | to damage; spoil the quality of |
| obliterate | to do away with completely; to wipe out |
| pulverize | to pound, crush, or grind into a powder; to destroy, as if by crushing into powder |
| stagnant | foul from standing still; stale; lacking in freshness, liveliness, or originality |