Social events Flashcards
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carnage
A
the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in a war
slaughter, massacre, slaying, butchery, wholesale killing, mass murder
The bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as possible.
Before the war, correspondents reported that it is likely to happen a carnage.
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prelude
A
something that comes before a more important event or action that introduces or prepares for it
preface, introduction, prologue
The initial assault on the town was just a prelude to the full-scale attack that began the next day.
The murder of the Austrian Archduke was the prelude of the World War I.
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Riot
A
an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest
uproar, protest, public disturbance
