11 Unit 2 Quiz

to relieve or make more bearable

• alleviate

• arduous

• belittle

• disparage

hard to do, requiring much effort

• alleviate

• arduous

• belittle

• disparage

to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value

• alleviate

• arduous

• belittle

• disparage

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

• alleviate

• arduous

• belittle

• disparage

showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly

• empatic

• extricate

• loathsome

• onslaught

to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

• empatic

• extricate

• loathsome

• onslaught

causing hatred or disgust; repulsive

• empatic

• extricate

• loathsome

• onslaught

a violent attack; a sudden rush of something

• empatic

• extricate

• loathsome

• onslaught

the act of conquering or bringing under control; enslavement

• subjugation

• usurpation

• consecrate

• desecrate

to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

• subjugation

• usurpation

• consecrate

• desecrate