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a state of society without government or law
Syn: disorganization
Ant: order,rule
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When the city got bombed, the organization was in a state of anarchy and chaos. |
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extinction; destruction
Syn: demolition
Ant: untouched
The annihilation of the war was seem in the destruction of the many cities |
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adjective
requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
Syn: hard
Ant: easy, simple
the men had to do arduous work when they dug the trenches. |
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extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal
Syn: horrifying
Ant: appealing, happy
the battle wounds on the soldiers were atrosious and horrifying. |
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a sudden and widespread disaster
Syn: tragedy
Ant: good news
the atomic bomb caused such a catsrophe, that the world knew the they surrendered |
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a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
Syn: disorder
Ant: calm
the chaos of battle caused the soldiers to run around in confusion |
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to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal
Syn: plot
Ant: disagree
the evil doers were conspireing to make a planned attack on the city.
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a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government
Syn: proposition
Ant: disbelief
the government put a doctrine in place to make a rule for no smoking., |
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hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible
Syn: monstrous
Ant: magnificent
the heinous crime of stealing is punished by death in some countries |
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an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping
Syn: outburst
Ant: containment
when the mom saw the baby dead see bursted into a wild, sobing, hysteria. |
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adjective
likely to occur at any moment
Syn: approaching
Ant: distant
the soldiers began to hear the enemy planes over head and the they new their dead would soon be imminent. |
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adjective
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
Syn: start
Ant: end
the usa is considered an incipient country because it is only 300ish years old |
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verb
to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
Syn: lessen
Ant: intensify
after the cold war, the world began to mitigate and relax. |
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verb
to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts
Syn: disfigure
Ant: construct
some of the soldiers bodies were so mutilated, you could barely tell if they were human or not |
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an agreement, covenant, or compact
syn: treaty
ant: arguement
the russians and the germans made a pact of allegiance not 2 attack each other in ww2 |
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the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil
Syn: tranquility
Ant: chaos
there was a quiet, peaceful serenity the day of the attack. |
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verb
to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
Syn:conquer
Ant: fail
the dictator had complete subugation of his people. |
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state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation
Syn: distress
Ant: happiness
the world was in a great termoil during the cold war |
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to become a single unit
Syn: combine
Ant: split
the usa had to be united if they stood a chance in the war |
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verb
to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove
Syn: remove
Ant: give
the usa needs 2 withdraw from the war because were r there for no reason. |
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