VOCAB!
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- Carnage
- (n.) gross destruction of the life of men or animals; massacre; slaughter
- Laudable
- (adj.) worthy of praise
- Efface
- (v.) to rub off as by wear; erase; to make oneself appear modest or shy
- Beguile
- (v.) to delude; cheat
- Juxtaposition
- (n.) Placed side by side
- Accrue
- (v.) to add up over time by regular growth; accumulate
- Cadaverous
- (adj.) appearing like a corpse; pallid; gaunt; emaciated
- Collateral
- (n.) designation of additional security when obtaining a loan; security
- Amorphous
- (adj.) having no definate form; shapeless
- Devolve
- (v.) to place another in charge of; to pass downward; fall to one's plot
- Ludicrous
- (adj.) Ridiculous; laughable
- Delude
- (v.) to deceive
- Meticulous
- (adj.) Unusually careful in every detail; careful; fastidious
- Gregarious
- (adj.) Tending to associate with one's kind; sociable
- Lucrative
- (adj.) Very profitable
- Facsimile
- (n.) an exact copy
- Actuary
- (n.) one who calculates insurance statistics
- Categorically
- (adv.) absolutely; unqualified
- Amicable
- (adj.) characterized by friendly goodwill; neighborly, friendly
- Ostentatious
- (adj.) showy; pretentious
- Emissary
- (n.) an agent hired to further certain interests or gain information; a secret agent; delegate
- Orthodox
- (adj.) Conforming to a standardized doctrine; conventional
- Imminent
- (adj.) Impending; about to happen
- Finesse
- (n.) Skill in intricate workmanship; skillful maneuvering; skill; cunning
- Nebulous
- (adj.) cloudy or hazy; indistinct; vague
- Imperturbable
- (adj.) Extremely calm and serene
- Abduct
- (v.) to take away secretly by force; kidnap
- Absolve
- (v.) to pardon for an offense
- Digression
- (n.) turning aside from the main subject; deviation
- Perverse
- (adj.) stubborn