| A | B |
|---|
| abject | most miserable; wretched |
| advocate | to plead in favor of; to defend |
| atrocity | an act of great cruelty & wickedness |
| atrocious | very brutal, wicked, or cruel |
| commemorate | to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner |
| dialect | a form of language spoken in a certain geog. region |
| dire | having terrible consequences; urgent |
| elite | a group that enjoys superior status to others |
| enhance | to make greater or better |
| flagrant | clearly offensive or bad |
| languish | to lose hope, strength because of neglect or bad condition |
| mute | to soften or tone down the sound of |
| raze | to level to the ground; to destroy completely |
| reprisal | a retaliation for an injury |
| turmoil | a state of confusion or agitation; tumult |
| wreak | to bring about or inflict; to express or vent |
