Vocab Lesson 10

Question 1

Abject

Answer 1

Most miserable, wretched

Question 2

Advocate

Answer 2

To plead in favor of, to defend

One who argues or defends a person, group, or idea

Question 3

Atrocity

Answer 3

An act of great cruelty and wickedness
Very brutal, wicked, or cruel
Appallingly bad; outrageous

Question 4

Commemorate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Dialect

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Dire

Answer 6

Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate

Question 7

Elite

Answer 7

A group that enjoys superior status to others; COnsidereed superior to others

Question 8

Enhance

Answer 8

To make greater or better

Question 9

Flagrant

Answer 9

Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right

Question 10

Languish

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Mute

Answer 11

To soften or tone down the sound of.

Not speaking or not able to speak, silent

Question 12

Raze

Answer 12

To level to the ground; to destroy completely

Question 13

Reprisal

Answer 13

A retaliation for an injury

Question 14

Turmoil

Answer 14

A state of confusion or agitation; tumult

Question 15

Wreak

Answer 15

To bring about or inflict

To express or vent