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Ww Vocab 8th > Lesson 10 > Flashcards

Lesson 10 Flashcards

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Advocate
1 verb
2 noun

A

1 to plead in favor of; to defend

2 one who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea

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Abject

1 adjective

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1 most miserable;wretched

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Atrocity
1 noun
2&3 adjective, atrocious

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1 an act of great cruelty and wickedness
2 very brutal, wicked, or cruel
3 appallingly bad;outrageous

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Commemorate

1 verb

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1 to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner

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Dialect

1 noun

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1 A form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary

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Dire

1 adjective

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1 having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate

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Elite
1 noun
2 adjective

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1 A group that enjoys superior status to others

2 considered superior to others

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Enhance

1 verb

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1 to make greater or better

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Flagrant

1 adjective

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1 clearly offensive or bad;conspicuously acting against what is right

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Languish

1 verb

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1 to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions

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Mute
1 verb
2 adjective

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1 to soften or tone down the sound of

2 not speaking or not able to speak; silent

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Raze

1 verb

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1 to level to the ground; to destroy completely

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Reprisal

1 noun

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1 a retaliation for an injury

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Turmoil

1 noun

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1 A state of confusion or agitation; tumult

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Wreak

1&2 verb

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1 to bring about or inflict

2 to express or vent

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Inflicted, vented, expressed

Synonym

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Wrecked

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Miserable, wretched, poor

Synonym

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Abject

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Supported, defended, favored Synonym

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Abvocated

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Wicked, cruel, brutal

Synonym

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Atrocious

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Dedicate, remember, honor

Synonym

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Commemorate

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Urgent, desperate, vital

Synonym

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Dire

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Offensive, unlawful, improper

Synonym

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Flagrant

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Silenced, muffled, dampened

Synonym

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Muted

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Avenging, retaliation, vengeance

Synonym

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Reprisal

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Confused, tumult, agitation

Synonym

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Turmoil

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Against, dislike, opposed

Antonym

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Advocate

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Weakened, worsened, decreased

Antonym

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Enhanced

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Strengthened, grew, flourished

Antonym

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Languished

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Loud, speaking, vocal

Antonym

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Mute

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Built, raised, constructed

Antonym

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Razed

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