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vocab list 5 eng 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj. physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail; mentality, weak | feeble |
| feeble(diff parts of speech) | feebleness(noun) |
| feeble(antonyms) | strong, tough |
| n. an excuse or strategy to conceal something | pretext |
| pretext(antonyms) | truth |
| n. exceptional or superior ability, skill, strength, or bravery | prowess |
| prowess(antonyms) | weakness |
| v. to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand | rebuke |
| adj. unendurable; insufferable | intolerable |
| rebuke(antonyms) | to approve |
| intolerable(diff parts of speech) | intolerability(noun) |
| intolerable(antonyms) | tolerable, endurable |
| adj. first in place, order, rank | foremost |
| foremost(antonyms) | secondary |
| n. something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat | menace |
| menace(antonyms) | aid, help |
| n. a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place | vagabond |
| v. to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead | beguile |
| beguile(antonyms) | to be honest with |
| v. to form or have an opinion; judge; think | deem |
| n. a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuels | brazier |
| v. to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock | taunt |
| taunt(antonyms) | to approve of, to praise |
| v. to speak boastfully of; to brag | vaunt |
| vaunt(antonyms) | to speak modestly of |
| v. to lower the value of; to devalue | depreciate |
| depreciate(diff parts of speech) | depreciation(noun) |
| depreciate(antonyms) | to appreciate |
| v. to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice | aggrieve |
| aggrieve(diff parts of speech) | aggrievement(noun) |
| aggrieve(antonyms) | to unburden |
| n. a traveler, esp. on foot | wayfarer |
| wayfarer(diff parts of speech) | wayfare(verb) |
| n. a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying v. to postpone or delay | respite |
| respite(antonyms) | of continuation |
| adj. not moderate; exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive | immoderate |
| immoderate(diff parts of speech) | immoderation(noun) |
| immoderate(antonyms) | moderate, reasonable |
| v. to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness | vouchsafe |
| n. an upright shaft or structure used as a building supports, or standing alone, as for a monument(could describe someone or something also) | pillar |
| adj. boldly rude, disrespectful | insolent |
| insolent(diff parts of speech) | insolence(noun) |
| insolent(antonyms) | polite, respectful |
| n. a stringed instrument of the harp family having two curved arms connected at the upper end by a crossbar | lyre |
| n. a race of monsters with the head, trunk, and arms of a man, but the body and legs of a horse(classical mythology) | centaurs |
| v. to agree or concur; to give in or concede | assent |
| assent(antonyms) | to descent, to disagree |
| n. a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy | stratagem |
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MrGman200
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