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Wordly Wise 8 Lesson 10

AB
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


Computer Lab
Santa Fe Middle School
Monrovia, CA

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