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HIROSHIMA WEEK 1
vocab week 1
20
English
10th Grade
05/11/2010

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Term
Anarchy
Definition

noun

a state of society without government or law

Syn: disorganization

Ant: order,rule

 

When the king died, the city became an anarchy.

Term
Annihilation
Definition

noun

extinction; destruction

Syn: demolition

Ant: untouched

 

The city was annihilated after the bomb hit.

Term
arduous
Definition

adjective

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

Syn: hard

Ant: easy, simple

 

The homework assignment was very arduous.

Term
atrocious
Definition

adjective

extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal

Syn: horrifying

Ant: appealing, happy

 

The atrocious earthquake in Haiti caused the deaths of many people.

Term
catastrophe
Definition

noun

a sudden and widespread disaster

Syn: tragedy

Ant: good news

 

Hurricane Katrina was a major catastrophe.

Term
chaos
Definition

noun

a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.

Syn: disorder

Ant: calm

 

When Trabuco beat El Toro, there was complete chaos in the stands.

Term
conspire
Definition

verb

to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal

Syn: plot

Ant: disagree

 

The class conspired together to play a prank on the teacher.

Term
doctrine
Definition

noun

a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government

Syn: proposition

Ant: disbelief

 

The Truman Doctrine was issued during Truman's presidency.

Term
heinous
Definition

adjective

hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible

Syn: monstrous

Ant: magnificent

 

The serial killer performed heinous crimes.

Term
hysteria
Definition

noun

an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping

Syn: outburst

Ant: containment

 

The baby went into complete hysteria when she needed to be fed.

Term
imminent
Definition

adjective

likely to occur at any moment

Syn: approaching

Ant: distant

 

She was very sick and knew her death was imminent.

Term
incipient
Definition

adjective

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

Syn: start

Ant: end

 

Her pregnancy was incipient.

Term
mitigate
Definition

Verb

to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate

Syn: lessen

Ant: intensify

 

After a few weeks of healing, the pain was mitigated.

Term
mutilate
Definition

verb

to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts

Syn: disfigure

Ant: construct

 

Many people's bodies were mutilated during the war.

Term
pact
Definition

noun

an agreement, covenant, or compact

syn: treaty

ant: arguement

 

The girls made a pact to be best friends forever.


Term
serenity
Definition

noun

the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil

Syn: tranquility

Ant: chaos

 

When they were on the beach, they were in a state of serenity.

Term
subjugation
Definition

verb

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.

Syn:conquer

Ant: fail

 

The teacher subjugated, or calmed down, the loud class.

 

Term
turmoil
Definition

noun

 state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation

Syn: distress

Ant: happiness

 

Their family was in a state of turmoil when their son suddenly died.

Term
unify
Definition

verb

to become a single unit

Syn: combine

Ant: split

 

The country unified when September 11th happened.

Term
withdraw
Definition

verb

to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove

Syn: remove

Ant: give

 

She withdrew from the race when her leg began to hurt.

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