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Wordly Wise 8.10
Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abject | Most miserable; wretched. |
| advocate | To plead in favor of, to defend. |
| atrocity | An act of great cruelty and wickedness. |
| commemorate | To serve as memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner. |
| dialect | A form of a language spoken in certain geographical region that has its own grammer, pronunciation and vocabulary. |
| dire | Having terrible consequences, urgent or desperate. |
| elite | A group that enjoys superior status to others . |
| enhance | To make greater or better. |
| flagrant | Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right. |
| languish | To lose hope, strength or vitality because f neglect or bad conditions. |
| mute | To soften or tone down the sound of. Not speaking or not able to speak; silent. |
| raze | To level to the ground; to destroy completely. |
| reprisal | A retaliation for an injury. |
| turmoil | A state of confusion or agitation; tumult. |
| wreak | To bring about or inflict. To express or vent. |