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vocab chapter 13,14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Holocaust | great destruction of life |
| Embroil | to draw into a conflict |
| Anachronism | something existing outside of its time |
| Denigrate | to attack the reputation of |
| Humane | kind and compassionate |
| Effusive | emotionally excessive |
| Defunct | no longer in existence |
| Lackey | slavish follower |
| envisage | to form a mental picture |
| lament | to mourn |
| gape | to stare with an open mouth |
| impertinant | rude and disrespectful |
| haughty | arrogant and disrespectful |
| nemesis | a hated enemy |
| lethal | deadly fatal |
| catalyst | an agent that speeds up a reaction |
| jargon | terminology |
| judicious | wise |
| foible | a minor weakness in character |
| benidiction | the act of blessing |
| frivolous | silly |
| alacrity | enthusiasm |
| deify | to make god of |
| carnage | bloody slaughter |
| impel | push into motion |
| epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone |
| harp | to persist in talking continuously |
| lateral | sideways |
| pallid | pale |
| impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |