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Fall 12 WofD List 3
Fall 2012 List 3
Question | Answer |
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To be extremely sad and/ or depressed about a situation (often death) | mourn |
plants/ vegetation | foliage |
to compete with or challenge | contend |
to look intently or stare | gaze |
an elaborate or deceitful plan or strategy (a big fat thought-out lie) | contrivance |
a unit of distance (3 miles or 4.8 km) | league |
the act of crying or weeping | lamentation |
to take hold of forcefully | seize |
an informal place to get food and drink (usually beer) | tavern |
a physical or verbal fight (n) OR to fight physically or verbally (v) | quarrel |
to ask on behalf of someone else who is in trouble | intercede |
gross small animals, like cockroaches or rats | vermin |