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VOCAB!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adj watchful; being on ones guard against nature SYN:alert, guarded | Wary |
| Verb to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity or degree SYN: decline, diminish | Waned |
| noun a deliberate vigourous motion or gesture SYN: gesture | gesticulation |
| Verb to cause foam SYN: frothy | foamed |
| Adj saying one thing and doing another SYN: pretender | hypocritical |
| Verb to speak widly, irrationally, or incohentrly SYN: rant, rage, enthusim, roar | raved |
| noun scornfully contemptous, ridicule or to make a fool of SYN: insult, mock | mockery |
| verb the state of being at rest SYN: tranquility, calm | reposed |
| adulate | verb to show excessive admiration or devotion to SYN: praise, flatter it annoyed my mom that kids adulate movie stars more than their parents |
| Noun boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety SYN:daring | audacity |
| noun the quality of being discering, sound in judgement and farsighted SYN: wise, understanding | sagacity |
| noun a single beat, throb or vibration SYN: beat, vibration | pulsation |
| verb to hold oneself back SYN: forbear | refrained |