unit 9

Question 1

barrage

Answer 1

noun
- heavy fire
- an overwhelming quantity of words, blows, or criticisms

Question 2

bereaved

Answer 2

noun / adj
someone who is suffering the death of a loved one

Question 3

brazen

Answer 3

adjective
marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness

Question 4

desecrate

Answer 4

verb
to violate the sanctity of; to treat disrespectfully, or outrageously

Question 5

dilapidated

Answer 5

adj
reduced into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse; decayed; deteriorated

Question 6

exploit

Answer 6

verb
to make use of meanly or unfairly for one’s own advantage

Question 7

flagellate

Answer 7

verb
to drive or punish as if by whipping

Question 8

immolate

Answer 8

verb
to kill or destroy especially by fire; to offer a victim up in sacrifice

Question 9

malinger

Answer 9

verb
to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)

Question 10

ostracism

Answer 10

noun
exclusion by general consent from common privileges or social acceptance

Question 11

perforate

Answer 11

verb
to pass through as if by making a hole; to make a way though

Question 12

pillage

Answer 12

verb
to plunder ruthlessly; rob a place using violence

Question 13

pugilistic

Answer 13

adj
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile

Question 14

pulverize

Answer 14

verb
to reduce to very small particles as by crushing or beating; demolish

Question 15

raze

Answer 15

verb
to destroy to the ground; to scrape, cut or shave off; erase