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Question | Answer |
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Hostile | unfriendly; antagonistic |
Anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
Delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed |
Sublime | to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor; to render finer |
Jubilant | feeling or expressing great joy |
Optimism | an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon action and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome |
Peril | exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost |
Observant | paying strict attention |
Exterminate | to get rid of completely usually by killing off |
Annihilate | to cause to cease to exist; to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
Indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something |
Wielding | to handle something (such as a tool) especially effectively |
Imperative | not to be avoided or evaded; having power to restrain, control, and direct |
Interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
Revolt | to renounce allegiance or subjection; rebel |
Notorious | generally known and talked of; widely and unfavorably known |
Brutality | the quality or state of being cruel or cold-blooded |
Infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
Fatigue | weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress |
Oblivion | a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
Race | any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits regarded as common among people |
Racism | a form of prejudice that generally includes negative emotional reactions to members of a group |
Eugenics | a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population |
Fascism | a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader |
Propaganda | the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person |
Dehumanize | to address or portray someone in a way that obscures and demeans that person's humanity or individuality |