destroy utterly; obliterate.
Verb
A simple bomb of this type could ---------------- them all
complete destruction, so that nothing or no one is left:
Noun
During the Cold War the threat of nuclear ----- was always on people's minds.
to dd notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.
Verb
She had to ------- her video presentation.
a note by way of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram
noun
The ----- of literary texts makes them more accessible
A formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.
Noun
The minister was about to make an ------- when the light went off
the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient
Noun
I can understand your ----- - I'd be furious too if she ever treated me like that.
Capable of soothing or eliminating pain
Adjective
The wonderful ----- properties of this gas are yet to be fully discovered
The lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition).
Noun
The sickness caused her to suffer ------- for days.
Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something.
Adjective
He's extremely ----------- towards all critics
relating to the south polar region
Adjective
The ----------- is the world's largest wilderness
a mammal that eats ants or termites and has a long nose and tongue and no teeth
Noun
Around 20 years ago, the giant ------- was seen for the last time by local hunters, but it is extinct today
belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
adjective
There are many ------ buildings in that part of town
A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.
Noun
Some ------- to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions.
A swift-running deerlike ruminant with smooth hair and upward-pointing horns, of a group native to Africa and Asia.
Noun
The teacher was in awe when she saw the life ------.
treating animals, gods, or objects as if they are human in appearance, character, and behaviour:
Adjective
His drawings of birds are vaguely ------.
Tending to prevent the growth or spread of bacteria.
Noun
I never travel without ------- wipes.
relating to your feelings when expecting something to happen.
adjective
The mention of his name filled her with an ----- excitement.
Having the effect of retarding or inhibiting the coagulation of the blood.
Noun
The doctor prescribed -------- for the patient to help his blood circulation.
A deep-seated feeling of aversion
Noun
He has a fundamental ------- to capitalism
a short sentence sung or recited before or after a psalm or canticle.
noun
The Commune Sanctorum comprises psalms, ------, lessons, &c., for feasts of various groups or classes
a person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.
Noun
I think he is an ----------
old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society:
Adjective
It will take many years to modernize these ------ industries.
the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century:
noun
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since --------
very nervous, worried, or unpleasantly excited:
adjective
It was a long drive and the children started to get -----.
a heavy block of iron on which heated pieces of metal are made into a particular shape with a hammer
noun
The iron is worked and shaped using a hammer and -----
in the past in South Africa, a system under which people of different races were kept separate by law, and White people were given more political rights and educational and other advantages:
Noun
Archbishop Tutu said that when South Africans were fighting -----, they were supported by people worldwide.
a very large dinosaur that ate plants and had four legs, a very long neck and tail, and a small head:
adjective
An ------- is actually very scary
It is an opening, hole, or gap.
Noun
The bell ropes passed through ---------- in the ceiling.
Inability (or impaired ability) to understand or produce speech, as a result of brain damage.
Noun
---------- is becoming rampant among that age range
the highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination.
Noun
After the satellite reached the ------, it continued in orbit