Celine - 12/31/14 - Vocabulary from Year in Review (USA Today)

Question 1

brawl

Answer 1

fight

Question 2

unearth (verb)

Answer 2

to uncover, to dig up (literally from the ground, figuratively as in “discover a fact or story”)

Question 3

clan

Answer 3

1
: a large group of people who are related

The tribe is divided into clans.
rival clans

◊ People in clans often have the same last name.

the McDonald clan

2
informal : a large family

The whole clan gets together for the holidays.

3
informal : a group of people who are similar or who are interested in the same thing

the country club clan [=people who are members of country clubs]

Question 4

unanimous

Yoo, NAN, i, muss

Answer 4

agreed to by everyone

a unanimous vote
The judges made a unanimous ruling.

Question 5

cemetery

Answer 5

graveyard

place where dead are buried

Question 6

aftermath

Answer 6

the period of time after a bad and usually destructive event — usually singular

In the aftermath of the fire, many people were in need of shelter.
The country is rebuilding its economy in the aftermath of the war.
The children struggled through their parents' divorce and its aftermath.

Question 7

phenomenal

Answer 7

adjective
adjective: phenomenal

1.
very remarkable; extraordinary.
"the town expanded at a phenomenal rate"
synonyms:	remarkable, exceptional, extraordinary, amazing, astonishing, astounding, sensational, stunning, incredible, unbelievable;