Lesson 10

Question 1

1: Very brutal,wicked, or cruel (adj)
2: Appallingly bad: outrageous

Answer 1

Atrocious

Question 2

Having terrible consequences; Urgent or desperate

Answer 2

Dire

Question 3

A state of confusion or agitation; Tumult

Answer 3

Turmoil

Question 4

1: To soften or tone down the sound of (v)
2: Not speaking or not able to speak;Silent

Answer 4

Mute

Question 5

Most miserable; wretched

Answer 5

Abject

Question 6

Clearly offensive or bad; Conspicuously acting against what is right

Answer 6

Flagrant

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Dialect

Question 8

To level to the ground; to destroy completely

Answer 8

Raze

Question 9

To bring about or inflict

Answer 9

Wreak

Question 10

A retaliation for an injury

Answer 10

Reprisal

Question 11

An act of great cruelty and wickness

Answer 11

Atrocity

Question 12

To make greater or better

Answer 12

Enhance

Question 13

To plead in favor of; to defend

Answer 13

Advocate

Question 14

To lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions

Answer 14

Languish

Question 15

1: A group that enjoys superior status to others (n)
2: Considered superior to others (adj)

Answer 15

Elite

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Commemorate