English I Week 2 Vocabulary
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Define amalgamate.
v. to combine
(wrong answers:
v. to sharpen ,
v. to waste time ,
v. to harass)
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Define demented.
adj. mentally ill; insane
(wrong answers:
adj. very old ,
adj. pertaining to a major crime )
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Define hone.
v. to sharpen
(wrong answers:
v. to combine ,
v. to harass,
v. to waste time )
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Define beleaguer.
v. to harass
(wrong answers:
v. to dwadle,
v. to eat or swallow greedily ,
v. to sharpen)
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Define gorge.
v. to eat or swallow greedily
(wrong answers:
v. to combine ,
v. to sharpen ,
v. to waste time )
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Define antiquated.
adj. very old
(wrong answers:
adj. mentally ill; insane,
adj. pertaining to a major crime)
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Define opiate.
n. a narcotic used to cause sleep or relieve pain
(wrong answers:
n. an exaggerated portrayal of features ,
v. to combine ,
v. to waste time)
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Define caricature.
n. an exaggerated portrayal of features
(wrong answers:
n. a narcotic used to cause sleep or relieve pain ,
v. to combine ,
v. to sharpen )
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Define dally.
v. to waste time
(wrong answers:
v. to combine ,
v. to sharpen ,
v. to harass)
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Define felonious.
adj. pertaining to a major crime
(wrong answers:
adj. mentally ill; insane ,
adj. no longer used or useful )
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Write a compound sentence using one of the vocabulary words listed.
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Write a compound sentence using one of the vocabulary words listed.