to belittle, diminish the opinion of.

to scatter, thin out, break up

shy, quiet, modest

tending to delay, causing delay

a variation of a language.

showing care in doing one’s work

impoverished, utterly lacking

one who has total power and rules brutally

not straightforward, deceitful

feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

deserted, dreary, lifeless

fill in the blank: The mummy's skin was so ____________________ that it looked like paper. No amount of moisture would help.

Fill in the blank: They feared that the construction of a golf course would ______________ the preserved wilderness.

taken directly from a source, unoriginal

to laugh at mockingly, scorn

no longer used or existing