Knowsys Vocabulary

Group 21

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Casualtykaˈ zhəl te

N Dead 1) a victim, 2) a disaster, or 3) one who is killed or injured

• Although there were many people with scrapes and bruises in the traffic accident, there were no casualties.

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Deceasedde sestˈ

A Dead

no longer living

• Although my grandfather has been deceased for many years, I still think about him often.

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Dispatchdi spachˈ

V Dead

1) to kill quickly, 2) to defeat, or 3) to send away quickly

• In the novel, the agents of the enemy government always dispatch foreign operatives quickly and brutally.

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inanimate i naˈ nə mət

A Dead

not alive

• The desk and the chair and even the computer are inanimate objects, devoid of life and feelings.

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lethalleˈ thəl

A Dead

causing death

• The venom of the inland taipan, a nine-foot-long Australian snake, is the most lethal in the world, causing death within seconds.

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207Mortal

morˈ təl

A Deadcapable of dying

• Since all humans are mortal they will, at some point, die.

mortality, immortal

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208 _ slaughter

slotˈ ər

V Deadto butcher, kill, or massacre

• Cattle are sold to slaughterhouses that slaughter the animals, butcher the meat, and send the meat to stores.

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Vulnerablevulˈ nə rə bəl

A Deadable to be wounded or killed

• When turned on its back with its soft underbelly exposed, the turtle was vulnerable to attack

vulnerability, invulnerable

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Study!!

• Your Group 21 quiz is Friday, Apr. 19th.