senior vocab
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- beserk
- a.destructively violent. Deranged; insane
- jubilee
- a. A special anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary. b. a season or occasion of joyful celebration
- juggernaut
- a. An overwhelming and irresistible force or movement. b. Something, such as a belief or institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion.
- kowtow
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intrans. verb: To show repect or submission; fawn.
noun: An act or gesture of exaggerated respect or obedience. - maelstrom
- a. A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence. b. A siuation that resembles a whirlpool in the violence or turbulence of feelings, ideas or conditions.
- mecca
- a. A place regarded as the center of an activity or interest. b. A place visited by many people
- nabob
- A person of great wealth and prominence.
- saga
- a. A prose narrative; story. b. A slong, detailed report.
- shibboleth
- a. A slogan or often repeated word or phrase. b. A common phrase or saying
- trek
- To make a slow or difficult journey.