ETMOLOGY

 Dan Brown - Inferno (book)

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Inferno (2016)

VOCABULARY

deplorable adjective / very bad

obliterate verb / to remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by covering it so that it cannot be seen

rue verb / to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened

detriment noun / harm or damage

aegis noun

 △under the aegis of sb/sth

prevalent adjective / existing very commonly or happening often

inevitable adjective /  certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

superficial adjective /  disapproving (of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important

cogent adjective / A cogent argument, reason, etc. is clearly expressed and persuades people to believe it.

jettison verb / to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

retrospect noun 

 △ in retrospect : thinking now about something in the past

ardent adjective / showing strong feelings

obscure adjective / not known to many people

culminate verb 

 △ culminate in/with sth : If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point.

falter verb / to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop