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Ch 13 Vocab

Published on Jan 12, 2016

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MALINGER VERB

  • Syn: goof off, shirk
  • Ant: none
  • They decided to malinger because they were so tired

PITHY (ADJ)

  • Syn: short and sweet, terse, telling
  • Ant: wordy, verbose, long-winded, foolish, inane
  • Many qoutes are pithy peices of advice.

SIMPER (VERB)

  • syn: Snicker, titter, giggle
  • Ant: none
  • The comedian simpered constantly.

VAUNTED (ADJ.)

  • Syn: trumpeted, heralded
  • Ant: downplayed, soft-pedaled, de-emphasized
  • Lebron james vaunts about his strength.

WAIF (N.)

  • Syn: stray, urchin
  • Ant: none
  • The waif had no where to sleep but on the sidewalk.

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