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Lesson 12 & 13 Vocab
| Answer | Question |
|---|---|
| great or complete destruction of life, usually by fire | holocaust |
| a sermon | homily |
| to sharpen | hone |
| a dirty wretched living place | hovel |
| kind compassionate | humane |
| to drink | imbibe |
| to fill completely | imbue |
| spotless | immaculate |
| to hinder, obstruct | impede |
| to push into motion | impel |
| not permitting passage | impermeable |
| worn out, dulled as from over indulgence | jaded |
| vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people | jargon |
| showing sound, judgement | judicious |
| related by birth of like nature | kindred |
| to work dough or clay into unifirm mixture | knead |
| to tear jaggedly | lacerate |
| uninteriested, listless | lackadasicial |
| slavish follower | lackey |
| a slow person, especially one who falls behind | laggard |
| to mourn | lament |
| a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone | lampoon |
| to become weak or feeble | languish |