Webster Essential Vocabulary

destruction(dis TRUHK shin) n.1. demolition; the act of destroying; slaughter;

2. the fact or state of being demolished; 3. the cause or means of demolition
   
   
   • Peter’s task was to effect the destructionof the old ballpark so that it could
     be replaced with a new one.
   
   
   • The tornado had caused almost complete destructionwhere it had touched
     down.
   
   
   • Destructionis a good thing, when practiced in moderation.
     [Syn. ruin]
     detachment(di TACH mint) n.1. a separating; 2. a unit of troops separated
     from a larger unit for special duty; a small permanent unit organized for special
     service; 3. the state of being disinterested, impartial, or aloof
   
   
   • The shipping container was a detachmentfrom a long-haul tractor-trailer’s
     bed.
     •A detatchmentof marines was sent in to reconnoiter before the main land-
     ing was to take place.
   
   
   • The cat watched the dog being bathed with complete detachment,having
     no clue that she was to be next.
   
   
   
   

Quick Review #26.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

80 Essential Vocabulary

1. deride


2. derivative


3. derive


4. descent


5. describe


6. description


7. design


8. desolate


9. despise


10. destitution


11. destruction


12. detachment

a. poverty

b. impartiality

c. ridicule

d. scorn

e. unoriginal

f. ruin

g. deduce

h. scheme

i. sudden attack

j. forsake

k. picture

l. tracing