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annihilate

annihilate. an·ni·hi·late = əˈnī-əˌlāt Part of Speech: verb Other forms: annihilate; annihilates; annihilated; annihilating Definition: destroy utterly; obliterate. Sentence: A simple bomb of this type could annihilate the country.

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annihilate

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  1. annihilate • an·ni·hi·late= əˈnī-əˌlāt • Part of Speech: verb • Other forms: annihilate;annihilates;annihilated; annihilating • Definition: destroy utterly; obliterate. • Sentence: A simple bomb of this type could annihilate the country. • synonyms: destroy, wipe out, obliterate, wipe off the face of the earth; eliminate, liquidate, defeat • antonyms: create • Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945 • Prefix – a = to • Nihil = nothing • Suffix – ate = on acted upon

  2. paramount • par·a·mount= ˈparəˌmount • Part of speech: adjective • Other forms: none • Definition: more important than anything else; supreme. • Sentence: The interests of the child are of paramount importance. • Synonyms: most important, of greatest/prime importance; uppermost, supreme, chief, overriding, predominant, foremost, prime, primary, principal, highest, main, key, central, leading, major, top; • Antomym: inferior, unimportant, last, least, less, minor, secondary trivial • Paramount Pictures Logo: the highest point = above all else Prefix – para = beyond Root – mount = to climb up

  3. Irrevocable • ir·rev·o·ca·ble= iˈrevəkəbəl • Part of speech: adjective: • Other forms: irrevocably (adv); irrevocability, irrevocableness (n) • Definition: not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final. • Sentence: He crossed the line of appropriate behavior by taking an irrevocable step when he used foul language in the classroom. • synonyms: irreversible, unalterable, unchangeable, immutable, final, binding, permanent, carved in stone; peremptory • antonyms: temporary, changeable, reversible, revocable • Root word – revoke = to put an end too • Prefix - ir = not • Suffix – able = capable

  4. Recoil • re·coil - riˈkoil Part of speech: verb • Other forms: recoils;recoiled;recoiled;recoiling; recoil (n) Definition: suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust. • Sentence: He recoiled in horror. • synonyms:draw back, jump back, pull back; flinch, shy away, shrink (back) feel revulsion at, feel disgust at, be unable to stomach, shrink from, balk at, rebound or spring back, have an adverse effect on, rebound on, affect badly, backfire on, boomerang on, come back to haunt; • Antonym: remain, stay • Part of speech: noun: recoil; plural: recoils • Definition: the action of recoiling. • Sentence: His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle. • synonyms: kickback, kickMore"the recoil of the gun" • Prefix – re = again • Coil = backward movement

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