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vocab lesson-10
pg 581-624
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a gap or break in continuity |
| deflicit | a shortfall or deficiency |
| prestigious | having a great reputation, highly respected |
| contemptuous | scornful or disrespectful |
| laudable | worthy of high praise |
| precursor | something that comes before and signals or prepares the way for what will follow |
| annihilate | to destroy completly |
| carnage | massive slaughter |
| contending | struggling in rivalry |
| malice | desire to harm others |
| reconcile | restore friendly relations |
| stark | harsh or grim |
| boisterous | noisy and lacking inrestraint or disipline |
| alleviate | to make easier or provide relief |
| stridently | harsh conspicuously |
| complicity | association or partnership in a crime or offense |
| rhetoric | grand but empty talk |
| speculative | based on guesses and theories rather than facts |
| proponent | a person who pleads for or supports a cause |
| impede | to obstruct of hinder |