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Anthem-Dombrowski
Vocabulary for Anthem in Ms. Dombrowski's class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
| Advocacy | support of an idea or cause |
| Approbation | official approval, praise, commendation |
| Atone | to make amends |
| Baseness | the quality of lacking high values |
| Defile | to make dirty, to desecrate, to pollute |
| Depravity | moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more thigns |
| Ecstasy | extreme happiness |
| Fluid | Smooth and effortless |
| Furrow | to make wrinkles or grooves |
| heedless | disregarding, thoughtless |
| Illustrious | notably outstanding, famous |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad |
| lassitude | feeling of weariness; fatigue |
| perishable | likely to decay or to spoil |
| portal | a doorway (especially a large one) |
| raze | to completely destroy |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| sieve | a utensil for sifting |
| submissive | yielding surrendering oneself to the will of another |
| Tarry | todelay in coming or going, to linger |
| vindictive | revengeful, spiteful |
| virtuous | having excellent morals; righteous |
| whim | a sudden and impulsive |