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WW Unit 10 Vocab
Grade 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abject | most miserable; wretched |
| advocate | to plead in favor of; to defend |
| advocate (n) | one who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea |
| atrocity | an act of great cruelty and wickedness |
| atrocious | very brutal, wicked, or cruel |
| atrocity (2) | appallingly |
| commemorate | to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner |
| dialect | a form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary |
| dire | having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate |
| elite | a group that enjoys superior status to others |
| elite (adj) | considered superior to other |
| 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 of neglect or bad conditions |
| mute | to soften or tone down the sound of |
| mute (adj) | 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 |
| wreak (2) | to express or vent |