It's a Word! It's a Plane! It's Superhero Vocabulary!: Words from "The Avengers"

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  1. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  2. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  3. ammunition
    projectiles to be fired from a gun
  4. arsenal
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
  5. catastrophe
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  6. survivor
    one who lives through affliction
  7. stark
    severely simple
  8. portal
    a grand and imposing entrance
  9. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  10. protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by officials
  11. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  12. infinity
    time without end
  13. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  14. avenger
    someone who takes action in return for an injury or offense
  15. turbine
    an engine that causes a bladed rotor to rotate
  16. subjugation
    forced submission to control by others
  17. quantum
    the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property
  18. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  19. spry
    moving quickly and lightly
  20. scepter
    a ceremonial or emblematic staff
  21. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  22. supernova
    a star that explodes and becomes luminous in the process
  23. astrophysicist
    a scientist who studies the properties of celestial bodies
  24. dumbstruck
    so surprised or shocked as to be unable to speak
  25. intergalactic
    existing or occuring between collections of star systems
Created on Mon Apr 23 18:34:16 EDT 2018 (updated Mon Apr 23 18:40:14 EDT 2018)

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