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Week 17 Voc
Vocabulary American Lit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anarchy | the absence of government or law: political disorder |
| Cajole | to persuade by pleasant words; to coax with flattery and insincere talk |
| Commodious | roomy; spacious |
| Ethnology | the branch of anthropology that deals with various races of people, their origins, characteristics, and cultures |
| Extricate | to release from an entanglement or difficulty; to set free |
| Impair | to make worse; to damage or weaken |
| Menial | of or suited to a servant; a domestic servant |
| Nadir | the lowest possible point |
| Pestilence | a contagious and often fatal disease that spreads rapidly; a destructive or evil influence or factor |
| Rampant | growing without check or restraint; widespread |