Voca 13 #1-72

conflagration

(n) a large fire that causes a lot of damage

distillation

(n) the process of making a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid, or a liquid made by this process

concordance

(n) a book or document that is an alphabetical list of the words used in a book or a writer's work, with information about where the words can be found

aberration

(n) a temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving

amalgamation

(n) the process in which separate organizations unite to form a larger organization or group, or an organization or group formed in this way

howling

(adj) (of the wind) blowing hard and making a lot of noise

maternal

(adj) behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way

lone

(adj) alone

vicious

(adj) Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly

famished

(adj) extremely hungry

obscure

(adj) not known to many people

severe

(adj) causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious

conventional

(adj) traditional and ordinary

erroneous

(adj) wrong or false

noteworthy

(adj) deserving attention because of being important or interesting

compromised

(n) an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reach a solution

prediction

(n) a statement about what you think will happen in the future

rejected

(v) to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone

insolence

(n) rude behaviour that does not show respect

substantiated

(v) to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts

endorsement

(n) the act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone

intuition

(n) (knowledge from) an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts

belied

(v) to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion

retraction

(n) the act of taking back an offer or statement, or admitting that a statement was false

alleviating

(v) to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe

distracting

(adj) making it difficult for someone to give their attention to something

revitalizing

(v) to give new life, energy, activity, or success to something

eradicating

(v) to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad

augmenting

(v) to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it

candid

(adj) honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful

disarming

(adj) making someone like you, especially when they had not expected to

empathetic

(adj) having the ability to imagine how someone else feels

insightful

(adj) showing a clear and usually original understanding of a complicated problem or situation

hysterical

(adj) unable to control your feelings or behaviour because you are extremely frightened, angry, excited, etc.

entourage

(n) the group of people who travel with and work for an important or famous person

conflagration

(n) a large fire that causes a lot of damage

distillation

(n) the process of making a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid, or a liquid made by this process

concordance

(n) a book or document that is an alphabetical list of the words used in a book or a writer's work, with information about where the words can be found

aberration

(n) a temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving

amalgamation

(n) the process in which separate organizations unite to form a larger organization or group, or an organization or group formed in this way

howling

(adj) (of the wind) blowing hard and making a lot of noise

maternal

(adj) behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way

lone

(adj) alone

vicious

(adj) Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly

famished

(adj) extremely hungry

obscure

(adj) not known to many people

severe

(adj) causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious

conventional

(adj) traditional and ordinary

erroneous

(adj) wrong or false

noteworthy

(adj) deserving attention because of being important or interesting