1. Canard (n) – a made up sensational story
2. Carnage (n) - slaughter
3. Defamatory (adj) – slanderous, offensive
4. Deluge (n) – a flood
5. Deprecate (v) – to express disapproval
6. Devout (adj) – sincere, religious
7. Diminutive (adj) – small, tiny
8. Dulcet (adj) – sweet or melodious to the ear
9. Excoriate (v) – to criticize severely or to skin
10. Frail (adj) – weak, delicate
11. Futility (n) - uselessness
12. Impromptu (adj) – offhand, spur of the moment
13. Libel (n) – degradation by writing/publishing
14. Malevolent (adj) – ill-intentioned, ill-disposed
15. Nullify (v) – to cancel, abolish
16. Plaintiff (n) – the complaining party (legally)
17. Potent (adj) – intense, strong, powerful
18. Profuse (adj) – abundant, overflowing
19. Reputed (adj) – believed, thought, supposed
20. Technology (n) – applied science
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