Week 5 vocabulary practice

autobiography

• A book someone writes about their own life
• A person who loves books.
• A person who is afraid of books
• A person who can't read

calligraphy

• The art of beautiful handwriting
• Able to break down naturally and not harm the environment.
• Something that came before another thing
• A living organism that can move and respond to its environment.

catacomb

• An underground cemetery with tunnels and rooms
• The story of a person's life written by someone else.
• The study of human societies and cultures
• To bring to life or give movement.

catalog

• A list of items, often for sale or for organizing information
• The study of living things.
• Relating to a city or town, especially its administration
• A person who creates animated films or cartoons.

catalyst

• Something that causes a change or speeds up a process
• To determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically
• The quality of being clear and easy to understand
• Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

catastrophe

• A terrible disaster
• The state of being calm and in control of oneself
• An inner feeling of right and wrong
• Feeding on other animals.

contradict

• To say the opposite of what someone else has said
• Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
• Being careful and hardworking
• Giving a warning or advice to be careful.

debunk

• To show that something is not true
• Extremely happy and excited.
• To build or create something
• Trying to make peace or resolve a disagreement.

decadence

• Behavior that shows a love of self-indulgence and luxury
• To bubble, fizz, or show enthusiasm.
• The wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services
• To give (something, especially money or goods) in order to help achieve or provide something

default

• The standard setting or position when no other choice is made
• Showing a lot of emotion or enthusiasm.
• Strange and frightening
• Related to cooking or the kitchen.