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advocate (v) | to plead in favor of; to defend |
advocate (n) | one who argues for or defends a person, group, or idea |
atrocity (n) | an act of great cruelty wickedness |
atrocious (adj) | very brutal, wicked, or cruel; appallingly bad; outrageous |
abject (adj) | most miserable; wretched |
commemorate (v) | to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner |
dialect (n) | a form of language spoken in a certain geographical region that has its own grammar, pronounciation, and vocabulary |
dire (adj) | having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate |
elite (n) | a group that enjoys superior status to others |
elite (adj) | considered superior to others |
enhance (v) | to make greater or better |
flagrant (adj) | clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right |
languish (v) | to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions |
mute (v) | to soften or tone down the sound of |
mute (adj) | not speaking or able to speak; silent |
raze (v) | to level to the ground; to destroy completely |
reprisal (n) | a retaliation for an injury |
turmoil (n) | a state on confusion or agitation; tumult |
wreak (v) | to bring about or inflict; to express or vent |