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| adj. most miserable; wretched |
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v. to plead in favor of; to defend
n. one who argues for or defends a person, group or idea "Mom is a strong advocate of studying" |
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n. an act of great cruelty and wickedness
adj. very brutal, wicked or cruel; appallingly bad; outrageous = "atrocious as in behavior |
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| v. to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner |
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| n. a form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region that has it's own grammar, pronounciation, and vocabulary |
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| adj. having terrible consequences; urgent or desperate |
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n. a group that enjoys superior status to others
adj. considered superior to others |
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| v. to make greater or better |
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| adj. clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right |
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| v. to lose hope, strength or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions |
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v. to soften or tone down the sound of
adj. not speaking or not able to speak; silent |
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| v. to level to the ground; to destroy completely "John razed the house to build a brand new one from scratch" |
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| n. a retaliation for an injury |
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| n. a state of confusion or agitation; tumult |
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| v. to bring about or inflict; to express or vent "Sam wreaked his anger by pounding on the desk..." |
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