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E2 VQ10

E2 VQ10. E2 VQ10. e ncumbered ( adj ) – restricted or burdened in such a way that free action or movement is difficult expel ( tv ) – to deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization

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E2 VQ10

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  1. E2 VQ10

  2. E2 VQ10 • encumbered (adj) – restricted or burdened in such a way that free action or movement is difficult • expel (tv) – to deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization • edict (n) – an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority • revoke (tv) – to put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision or promise) • farce (n) – a comic dramatic work including crude characterization and ludicrously impossible situations • disposed (adj) – inclined or willing (to do something) • pillage (tv) – to rob (a place) using violence, esp. in wartime • pestilential (adj) – harmful or destructive to living beings (plants or animals) • abominable (adj) – causing moral revulsion • billeted (adj) – describes soldiers lodging in a particular place, esp. a civilian’s house or other non-military facility • devoid (adj) – entirely lacking (usually something positive) • lucidity (n) – clarity of thought; presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously; explicitness

  3. encumbered (adj) encumbered(adj) – restricted or burdened in such a way that free action or movement is difficult Ex. Encumbered by depression, the man struggled to function in his daily life. SYN: burdened ANT: exonerated Related: encumber (tv)

  4. expel expel (tv) – to deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization Ex. Gradually and systematically, the Nazis expelled Jews from German society. SYN: dislocate ANT: absorb Related: expelled (adj)

  5. edict edict (n) – an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority Ex. The edicts established that Jews could not own businesses or be members of society. SYN: directive ANT: request Related: dictate (tv)

  6. revoke revoke (tv) – to put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision or promise) Ex. Nazis revoked the certificates of Jewish professionals, from teachers to doctors. SYN: abrogate ANT: affirm Related: revocation (n)

  7. farce farce (n) – a comic dramatic work including crude characterization and ludicrously impossible situations Ex. The Three Stooges made a farce of everyday life. SYN: absurdity ANT: tragedy Related: farcical (adj)

  8. disposed disposed (adj) – inclined or willing (to do something) Ex. Are you disposed to doing things before you’re asked to do them? SYN: willing ANT: disinclined Related: predisposed, disposition

  9. pillage pillage (tv) – to rob (a place) using violence, esp. in wartime Ex. Jewish businesses were pillaged during Kristallnacht. SYN: desecrate ANT: construct Related: pillaged (adj)

  10. pestilential pestilential (adj) – harmful or destructive to living beings (plants or animals) Ex. Pestilential diseases ravaged the ghettos. SYN: malignant ANT: healing Related: pestilence (n)

  11. abominable abominable (adj) – causing moral revulsion Ex. The abominable edicts led to starvation in the ghettos. SYN: contemptible ANT: alluring Related: abomination (n)

  12. billeted billeted (adj) – describes soldiers lodging in a particular place, esp. a civilian’s house or other non-military facility Ex. Billeted Nazi soldiers often approached their ‘housemates’ in a friendly manner. SYN: boarded ANT: unbidden Related: billet (v)

  13. devoid devoid (adj) – entirely lacking (usually something positive) Ex. Devoid of books, the sparse room lacked charisma. SYN: empty ANT: voluminous Related: void (n)

  14. lucidity lucidity (n) – clarity of thought; presumed capacity to perceive the truth directly and instantaneously; explicitness Ex. The lucidity of her description proved she had truly witnessed the incident. SYN: clarity ANT: obscurity Related: lucid (adj)

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