Bomb Vocab Quiz #1

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caustic

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(adj.) able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

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cultivate

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(verb) prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening; try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill).

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calamity

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(noun) an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.

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torrent

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(noun) a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

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smoldering

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(verb) burn slowly with smoke but no flame; show or feel barely suppressed anger, hatred, or another powerful emotion.

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lamented

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(verb) express passionate grief about; (adj.) a conventional way of describing someone who has died or something that has been lost or that has ceased to exist.

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grueling

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(adj.) extremely tiring and demanding.

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misgivings

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(noun) a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.

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absurd

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(adj.) wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

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disoriented

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(adj.) having lost one's sense of direction; confused.