dillon, lesson two vocab
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extenuate
to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
gloat
to look at or think about with great satisfaction
impale
to pierce with a pointed object; to spear
diaphanous
very sheer and light ant: opaque
maelstrom
whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
effete
worn out; barren ant: vital; vigorous
impediment
a barrier; obstruction ant: aid
labyrinth
a complicated network of winding passages; a maze
emendation
a correction
shard
a fragment
bauble
a showy but useless thing
nihilism
a total rejection of established laws
impotent
powerless; lacking strength ant: potent; powerful
bland
mild; tasteless; dull ant: exciting; thrilling
bestial
savage; brutal ant: humane; kind