This weeks vocab Flashcards

1
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A great or complete destruction of life

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Holocaust

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2
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To draw into a conflict or fight

A

Embroil

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3
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Something or someone existing outside of its proper time

A

Anachronism

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4
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To attack the reputation of; to speak ill of

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Denigrate

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5
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Kind; compassionate

A

Humane

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6
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Emotionally excessive; overly demonstrative

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Effusive

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7
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No longer in existence

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Defunct

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8
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A slavish follower

A

Lackey

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9
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To form a mental picture

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Envisage

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10
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To mourn

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Lament

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11
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To stare with an open mouth

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Gape

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12
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Rude or disrespectful

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Impertinent

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13
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Arrogant; proud

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Haughty

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14
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Someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy

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Nemesis

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15
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Deadly; fatal

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Lethal

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