most miserable;wretched
abject
a form of a language spoken in a certain geographical region
dialect
to make greater or better
enhance
A Spanish speaking person from Madrid might not completely understand a ______ spoken in Cuba.
dialect
Sidney _________ his anger by pounding on the hood of the ruined car.
wreaked
clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right
flagrant
retaliation for an injury
reprisal
to level to the ground, completely destroy
raze
Julie remained _____ when the customs officer asked her name.
mute
advocates
Having terrible consequences, urgent or desperate.
dire
a state of confusion, tumult
turmoil
to bring about or inflict
wreak
The war transformed the modern hospital into and _______ hovel.
abject
We _________ on the porch, our tennis rackets at our feet, as the rain soaked everything.
languished
not speaking or able to speak;silent
mute
a group that enjoys superior status to others
elite
to plead in favor of, to defend
advocate
Just as the row of seventeenth-century buildings was about to be _____, the preservation society requested a delay.
razed
Pol Pot's reign in Camodia, which began in 1975, had a ____ effect on the lives of most citizens.
dire
very brutal, wicked, or cruel
atrocious
an act of great cruelty and wickedness
atrocity
to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions
languish
Trying to conceal the Watergate break-in was a ________ abuse of presidential power.
flagrant
The greenhouse window in our new kitchen _________ enhances the room's light, airy feeling.
enhances