Vocab week 10 flash cards

Question 1

Abject

Answer 1

1.Most miserable; wretched

Question 2

Advocate

Answer 2

1. To plead in favor of; to defend

2. One who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea

Question 3

Atrocity

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Commemorate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Dialect

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Dire

Answer 6

1.Having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate

Question 7

Elite

Answer 7

1.A group that enjoys superior status to others

Question 8

Enhance

Answer 8

1.To make greater or better

Question 9

Flagrant

Answer 9

1.Clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right

Question 10

Languish

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Mute

Answer 11

1.To soften or tone the sound of

Question 12

Raze

Answer 12

1.To level to the ground; to destroy completely

Question 13

Reprisal

Answer 13

1.A retaliation for an injury

Question 14

Turmoil

Answer 14

1.A state of confusion or agitation; tumult

Question 15

Wreak

Answer 15

1.To bring about or inflict