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ALAS VOCABULARY WORD

Alas Vocabulary words

QuestionAnswer
excise To remove by, or as if by, cutting; to eliminate
irascible Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered; cranky
diaphanous Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
idyllic Tranquil; peaceful
capitulation Surrender; give up all resistance; acquiesce
miasma a thick, vaporous atmosphere or emanation
to retaliate To pay back; to avenge
to deter To prevent or discourage from acting
bacilli Any of various bacteria
saturnine Melancholy; sullen; tendency to be bitter
placebo An inactive substance; a substance containing no medicine
inexorable inflexible; unyielding; relentless
to endear to make oneself loved; to make beloved
tier one of a series of rows or layers placed one above another
assimilate to incorporate and absorb into the mind or body
echelon a level of responsibility or authority in a hierarchy; a rank
precocious early development or maturity; advanced in some way
crescendo a gradual increase in volume
roseate rose-colored; reddish
redundant Needlessly repetitive verbose
dour ill-humored; gloomy, sullen
reprisal retaliation for an injury; counterattack
moratorium suspension
purblind slow to understand
pugnacious defiant
imperative urgent
fastidious neat
apprehensive worried
noxious foul
incongruous inappropriate
athwart across
catalyst agent of change
maelstrom whirlpool
to infiltrate to pass through
capricious changeable
chivalrous courteous
implacable relentless
vicissitude change
patina covering
decadent corrupt
volatile explosive
solicitous concerned
respite pause
gregarious friendly
retroactive affecting the past
to refract to bend
sepsis infection
immutable changeless
exhilarate to invigorate
alleviate to ease
apocalyptic Involving or portending (prophesying of) widespread devastation or ultimate doom, characterized by usually exaggerated predictions
holocaust destruction or loss of life on a massive scale
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