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Vocab Unit 8
All words for Vocab Unit 8 + part of speech + synonyms + example sentence
Word | Part Of Speech | Synonyms | Example Sentence |
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bamboozle | verb | to cheat or fool someone, to trick | I bamboozled the man into buying fake diamonds. |
chastise | verb | to reprimand, to scold, to admonish | My mother chastised me about getting muddy and ruining my clothes |
churlish | adjective | rude, sullen, uncivilized | The man who yelled at me was very churlish. |
dank | adjective | musty, clammy, damp, chilly | A shivering wind rustled through the dank cave. |
maverick | noun | an independent-minded person, individualist, free spirit, rebel | The maverick decided to act when no one else would. |
perilous | adjective | dangerous, hazardous, risky, precarious | The kidnapped girl was in perilous danger. |
repugnant | adjective | unacceptable, bad, distasteful | The boy's manners were so repugnant that he ate all of his food with his hands. |
sacrilegious | adjective | ungodly, sinful, indecent, unholy | The man was so sacrilegious that he hit a girl! |
ambiguous | adjective | not clear, uncertain, puzzling, cryptic, vague | The riddle was ambiguous and took a while to solve. |
athwart | preposition | next to, against, near | I was athwart the racer beside me. |