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F-chap.1
voc.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ape | No,the animal, but the verb "to ape" :find your own style of playing tennis;don't try o ape Venus or Serena. |
| dun | Usually used as a verb meaning to insist on the payment of a debt. :the dunning letter was so harshly worded that it was insulting to Mr.Beason. |
| fop | It's a noun,always critical and always reserved for males. :while Frank has great taste in clothes and a closet full of cool clothing ,no one world ever call him a fop. |
| gad | As a verb , it means to move about, travel, usually in a kind of aimless way. :Ashley has been gadding all over the country,trying to decide what colleges she want to apply to. |
| hex | it's used as a noun or "to put evil spell on someone" :did the three witches put a hex on Macbeth and cause his downfall, or was everything his own fault? |
| ken | Usually a noun, "ken" refers to your understanding, the limit of your knowledge. : when my Latin teacher was asked his opinion of cold play,he replied , " I'm afraid that question is beyond my ken. |
| pox | A rather old-fashioned noun meaning luck. :Harry was waiting anxiously for the result of tests to learn if he had contracted monkey pox. |
| sow | As a noun, it rhymes with cow. :Scott hasn't heard the committee's response to his proposal yet, but he thinks he sowed the seed of the idea on fertile ground. |
| vex | To annoy or perplex. :this noise of the dripping faucet was a vexation to will as he tried to finish the daily crossword puzzle. |
| vie | A verb meaning compete, contend. :many years the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox vie for the right to represent the American the American League in the world Series. |