VOCABULARY
INTERNECINE (adjective)
Definition:
Internecine war or fighting happens between members of the same group, religion, or country.
Example:
internecine war between Syria and Iran.
INTERMITTENT (adjective)
Definition:
not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between.
Example:
-Intermittent rain
-Although she made intermittent movie appearances, she was essentially a stage actress.
MALEVOLENT (adjective)
Definition:
causing or wanting to cause harm or evil.
Example:
The central character is a malevolent witch out for revenge.
AMITY (noun)
Definition:
a good relationship.
Example:
The two groups had lived in perfect amity for many years before the recent troubles.
EXACERBATE (verb)
Definition:
to make something that is already bad even worse.
Definition:
This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
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