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7th M4 Part 2
An American Plague vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fetid | (adj.) having a strong, terrible smell; foul; stinking. |
| vilify | (v.) to make someone out to be a terrible person; to speak harshly about someone. |
| epidemic | (n.) a rapid and widespread occurrence of disease. |
| melancholy | (adj.) characterized by a sad, gloomy feeling. |
| morale | (n.) one's mental condition as indicated by level of enthusiasm or confidence. |
| scurrilous | (adj.) vulgar or abusive |
| battalion | (n.) a large, organized group of soldiers or people who act together. |
| mournful | (adj.) extremely sad or filled with grief. |
| calamity | (n.) an event of extreme destruction or harm. |
| synthesize | (v.) to bring separate things together to form a whole. |