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Vocabulary List #23. c arn (Latin root) flesh. 1. carnage. Example: People from around the world are making appeals to stop the carnage surrounding the drug cartels in Mexico. Part of speech: Noun Definition: Great destruction of life (as in battle); slaughter. 2. carnal.
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Vocabulary List #23 carn (Latin root) flesh
1. carnage Example: People from around the world are making appeals to stop the carnage surrounding the drug cartels in Mexico. Part of speech: Noun Definition: Great destruction of life (as in battle); slaughter
2. carnal Example: The news stories about students going on spring break focused as usual on the carnal pleasures associated with the annual ritual. Part of speech: adjective Definition: having to do with bodily pleasures
3. carnival Example: Whether in Argentina, Brazil, or Trinidad, carnival is one of the most exciting events of the year, involving parades, parties, and dressing up in costume. Part of speech noun Definition A season of merry making just before Lent
3. carnival (con’t) Example: At the county fair, the carnival provides most of the entertainment for young people, with its rides, music, and games. Part of speech: noun Definition: A traveling group that presents a variety of amusements
4. incarnation Example: In the time during and following World War II, Adolph Hitler was depicted as the incarnation of evil. Part of speech: Noun Definition • A particular physical form or version of something • A person showing a trait to a marked degree