Vocabulary

AFTERMATH

1. CONSEQUENCE, RESULT

Example: stricken with guilt as an aftermath of the accident

2 : the period immediately following a usually ruinous event

Example: in the aftermath of the war

BULLY

one habitually cruel to others who are weaker

CASCADE

1 : a steep usually small fall of water; especially : one of a series

a : something arranged or occurring in a series or in a succession of stages so that each stage derives from or acts upon the product of the preceding

b : a fall of material (as lace) that hangs in a zigzag line3 : something falling or rushing forth in quantity

DESTINE

1 : to decree beforehand : PREDETERMINE

2 a : to designate, assign, or dedicate in advance

b : to direct, devise, or set apart for a specific purpose or place

EXPLICITLY

1 a : fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent

b : open in the depiction of nudity or sexuality

2 : fully developed or formulated

3 : unambiguous in expression