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 Dawn Vocabulary, 9th December

1.turnaround

an abrupt or unexpected change, especially one that results in a more favourable situation.

"it was a remarkable turnaround in his fortunes"

2.abysmal

extremely bad; appalling.

"the quality of her work is abysmal"

Similar:

very bad

dreadful

3.deterrent

a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

"cameras are a major deterrent to crime"

4.bane

a cause of great distress or annoyance.

"the telephone was the bane of my life"

5.spruce up
Definition of spruce up. : to make (someone or something) look cleaner, neater, or more attractive We
spruced up the room with a fresh coat of paint. I need to spruce myself up a bit before we go out to
dinner.

6.highlighted

past tense: highlighted; past participle: highlighted

1.

draw special attention to.

"the issues highlighted by the report"

Similar:

call attention to

7.pilgrimage

a pilgrim's journey.

"he wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela"

Similar:

religious journey

8.facilitated

verb

past tense: facilitated; past participle: facilitated

make (an action or process) easy or easier.

"schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources"

Similar:

make easy/easier

ease

9.Interfaith

interfaith refers to interaction between different faith groups such as Muslim and Christian or Jew for
example.

10.integral
necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental.

"games are an integral part of the school's curriculum"

Similar:

essential

fundamental

11.massacre

an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.

"reports of massacres by government troops"

Similar:

slaughter

12.revive

verb

gerund or present participle: reviving

restore to life or consciousness.

"both men collapsed, but were revived"

Similar:

resuscitate

bring round