501 Vocabulary Questions - English-Learners

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  1. To feignis to pretend or give a false appearance.

  2. To be dauntedis to be intimidated or discouraged.

  3. A baneis a cause of trouble, misery, or harm.

  4. The pithis the essential part or essence (of an idea, argument, etc.).

  5. To cadgeis to beg or obtain by begging.

  6. Blight, in this context, means an unsightly object or area.

  7. A casteis a distinct social class, system, or group.

  8. To teemis to be full of or present in large numbers.

  9. To broachis to bring up or introduce in order to begin a discussion
    of a topic or issue.

  10. To roilin this context means to stir up or agitate; to anger or
    annoy. Roilcan also mean to make (a liquid) cloudy or muddy.

  11. To floutis to disobey openly or scornfully; to reject, mock, or go
    against (a tradition or convention).

  12. Guilemeans treacherous cunning or shrewd; crafty deceit.

  13. Iremeans anger or wrath.

  14. Mirthmeans great merriment or joyous laughter.

  15. To ekeis to get with great effort or strain; to earn or accomplish
    laboriously.

  16. To deignis to condescend; to do something thought to be beneath
    one’s dignity.

  17. To quailis to draw back in fear; to cower.

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