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Vocabulary 28
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| larceny | SYN: theft, robbery, stealing POS: noun DEFN: The wrongful taking and carrying away of personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the takers own use. SENTENCE: We had a video of the larceny from last night. |
| obsession | SYN: a dominating concern POS: noun DEFN: 1. the domination of ones thought or feelings by a persistant idea, image, desire, etc. 2. the idea, image, desire, feeling, etc. SENTENCE: The obsession with money had become a problem. |
| ponderous | SYN: weighty, slow, and heavy POS: adj. DEFN: 1. of great weight, heavy, massive. 2. awkward or unwieldy. 3. dull and labored. SENTENCE: The mammoth in the movie, Ice Age had ponderous thoughts. |
| retention | SYN: preservation, withholding POS: noun DEFN: 1. the act of retaining. 2. the state of being retained. 3. the power to retain; capacity for retaining. SENTENCE: We had to retain the excitement for later. |
| timorous | SYN: cowardly, fearful POS: adj. DEFN: 1. full of fear; fearful. 2. subject to fear; timid. 3. characterized by or indicating fear. SENTENCE: He was very timorous to get on the stage. |