1. Unit Two Vocabulary
Week Seven

2. anarchy (noun) political disorder
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq has plunged into a state of anarchy. .

3. cajole (verb)
persuade through coaxing or flattery

4. commodious (adjective)
spacious/roomy
The bedroom in my new apartment is quite commodious.

5. ethnology (noun) a branch of anthropology
In college I studied the ethnology of the tribal people of Pakistan.

6. extricate (verb) release from/free
In order to extricate itself from the trap, the bear chewed off its paw.

7. impair (verb)
damage
Staring directly into the sun can permanently impair your eyesight.

8. menial (adjective/noun)
servile/unskilled
a person with a menial job
Cinderella was forced to do menial jobs by her wicked step-mom.

9. nadir (noun)
low-point

10. pestilence (noun) Plague
Ebola is a terrible pestilence that is rampant in western Africa.

11. Rampant (adjective) widespread
This year influenza is rampant in the U.P.