Lesson 4
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10 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 elude | to escape notice; to get away from syn: avoid, evade, lose ant: attract |
| fallow | inactive; unproductive syn: idle, barren ant: fertile, productive |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation syn: affiction, disease ant: enhancement |
| obsequy | a funeral rite or ceremony |
| denizen | an occupant; inhabitant syn: resident ant: emigrant; alien |
| fealty | obligated loyalty or faithfulness syn: devotion, fidelity, allegiance ant: disloyalty, treachery |
| entice | to attract by offering reward or pleasure syn: tempt, lure ant: discourage |
| gratify | to please syn: satisfy, indulge ant: displease, disappoint |
| laggard | a slow person, especially one who falls behind syn: straggler, dwadler ant: leader |
| gambit | maneuver or action used to gain an advantage syn: strategy, ploy, maneuver ant: blunder |
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