Week 20 vocabulary

Degrade (verb)

• treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect; break down or deteriorate chemically
• remove from office suddenly and forcefully; testify to or give evidence under oath, typically in a written statement
• failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law
• expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief

Decadence (noun)

• behavior that shows low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.
• an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
• an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main pipe, especially for fighting fires
• an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

Defunct (adjective)

• no longer existing or being used
• living or taking place in water
• related to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea
• related to electricity that is made from the energy of falling water

Depose (verb)

• remove from office suddenly and forcefully; testify to or give evidence under oath, typically in a written statement
• failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law
• expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief
• to become better, greater, or stronger than; to go beyond

default (verb)

• failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law
• remove from office suddenly and forcefully; testify to or give evidence under oath, typically in a written statement
• expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief
• to become better, greater, or stronger than; to go beyond

Debunk (verb)

• expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief
• failure to fulfill an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a court of law
• a substance that causes a chemical reaction to happen more quickly; a person or event that quickly causes change or action
• to prove something to be true

Catacomb (noun)

• an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs, as constructed by the ancient Romans.
• an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
• a substance that causes a chemical reaction to happen more quickly; a person or event that quickly causes change or action
• a book containing a list of things that you can buy, use, etc.; a group of similar or related things

Catastrophe (noun)

• an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
• behavior that shows low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.
• a very lucky event
• an accident that turns out to be lucky

Catalyst (noun)

• a substance that causes a chemical reaction to happen more quickly; a person or event that quickly causes change or action
• behavior that shows low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.
• an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
• a substance that prevents change

Catalog (noun)

• a book containing a list of things that you can buy, use, etc.; a group of similar or related things
• behavior that shows low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.
• an event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
• behavior that shows low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.