Junior English Lesson 2

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maelstrom

(n.) a whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

impotent

(adj.) powerless; lacking strength

emendation

(n.) a correction

gloat

(v.) to look at or think about with great satisfaction

effete

(adj.) worn out; barren

impale

(v.) to pierce with a pointed object; to spear

bland

(adj.) mild; tasteless; dull

extenuate

(v.) to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses

bestial

(adj.) savage; brutal

diaphanous

(adj.) very sheer and light

bauble

(n.) a showy but useless thing

labyrinth

(n.) a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

impediment

(n.) a barrier; obstruction

shard

(n.) a fragment

nihilism

(n.) a total rejection of established laws