brainrot mr Wilton 1st semester final vocab

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abdicate

to give up a throne or position of power

aboriginal

native to a region

abhor

to hate deeply

absolve

to free from guilt or blame

abstract

not concrete or specific

belittle

to make someone seem unimportant

benchmark

a standard for comparison

benign

harmless or gentle

blasphemy

disrespect toward religion

bane

a cause of harm

capricious

unpredictable or changeable

carcinogenic

causing cancer

calamity

a disaster or great misfortune

callous

emotionally hardened or unfeeling

cacophony

a harsh unpleasant mixture of sounds

decimate

to destroy a large part of something

definitive

final and conclusive

defeatist

expecting or accepting failure

deity

a god or goddess

delineate

to describe or show precisely

embroil

to involve in conflict or trouble

emigrate

to leave one country to live in another

embezzle

to steal money one was trusted with

emaciated

extremely thin from hunger or illness

elicit

to draw out a response or reaction

facsimile

an exact copy

faction

a small group within a larger group

fabrication

a made up story or lie

facetious

joking inappropriately

facade

the front of a building or a false appearance

guild

an organization of workers with a shared trade

grovel

to behave very humbly to gain favor

gaudy

overly bright or showy

gaunt

very thin and bony

gaffe

a clumsy mistake or social error

heed

to pay attention to

heirloom

a valuable object passed down in a family

havoc

widespread destruction or chaos

haphazard

lacking any plan or order

hiatus

a pause or break in activity

ideology

a system of beliefs or ideas

idiom

a phrase with a figurative meaning

illicit

illegal or not permitted

impartial

fair and not biased

impeccable

perfect without any faults

juncture

a particular point in time

jurisdiction

the authority to make legal decisions

juxtapose

to place side by side for contrast

jeopardize

to put in danger

jovial

cheerful and friendly