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Hiroshima
week 2 vocab
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English
10th Grade
04/27/2010

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Term
Putrescence
Definition

Decay

Part of speech: adjective

Synonyms:adulteration

Antonyms: purness

Sample sentence: The tree was putrescene from all of the harsh weather over the years.

Term
Reconnaissance
Definition

inspection

Part of speech: Noun

Synonyms:exploration investigation

Antonyms: indecision

Sample sentence: The victims of the bombing of Hiroshima were reconnaissance every thing the could to try to get an idea of what kind of bomb had hit them.

 

Term
Remit
Definition
to transmit or send to a person or place, usually in payment.

Part of speech: verb

Synonyms: address, dispatch

Antonyms:encourage

Sample sentence: I need to remit this check to the bank before it closes.

Term
Repugnant
Definition

distasteful, objectionable, or offensive

Part of speech: adjective

Synonyms:revulsive, sickening, unconformable

Antonyms: good, nice, pleasent

Sample sentence: The smell of the rotting carcases was repugnant.

 

Term
Sampan
Definition

any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats

Part of speech: Noun

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Sample sentence: I found a broken sampan that had made it out of the harbor during the hurricane.

 

Term
Succinct
Definition

 expressed in few words; concise; terse.

Part of speech: adjective

Synonyms: brief

Antonyms:lengthy

Sample sentence: The answers of the bombing victims were succinct and they asked not to talk about such a horrible topic.

 

Term
Tyranny
Definition

arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority

Part of speech: Noun

Synonyms: autocracy

Antonyms: democracy

Sample sentence: The government of japan is ruled by tyranny.

 

Term
Unanimity
Definition

complete agreement

Part of speech: Noun

Synonyms: concord

Antonyms: opposition

Sample sentence: Not a single person in Hiroshima was in the state of unanimity about what it was they were hit with.

 

Term
Verdant
Definition

green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass

Part of speech: Adjective

Synonyms: flourishing

Antonyms: dead

Sample sentence: After the bomb hit Hiroshima nothing was verdant not even a single park nor front lawn.

Term

Volition

 

Definition

the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing

Part of speech: Noun

Synonyms: choice,wish

Antonyms: indecision

Sample sentence: Sarah just turned eighteen yesterday she is now living under her own volition.

 

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