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Prank

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A A practical joke or mischievous act

B A person easily duped; a fool

C A feeling of extreme fear

D Verbal abuse

NOUN

Prank - A practical joke or mischievous act

A popular prank among children involves making phone calls to people and pretending to be somebody else.

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Fracas

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A A member of a group of violent criminals

B A daub, blot, or smear of something, typically a liquid

C A noisy disturbance or quarrel

D A servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant

NOUN

Fracas - A noisy disturbance or quarrel

The fans in the stands looked on in shock as both teams' players engaged in a heated fracas.

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Intimidated

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A Something that can cause death.

B (especially of a person or their appearance) messy and dirty

C Afraid because a person feels less powerful.

D Extremely small

ADJECTIVE

Intimidated - Afraid because a person feels less powerful.

Marge didn't like the way her boss treated her, but because she knew her boss could fire her, she was intimidated and didn't speak up.

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Fuss

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A Having no hope that things will get better.

B A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest

C To smile in an uncomplimentary, self-satisfied way.

D A fierce or destructive attack

NOUN

Fuss - A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest

The baby would make a fuss every time his parents would try to take a picture of him.

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Snippet

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A Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

B A small piece or brief extract

C A mischievous but harmless trouble maker

D An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster

NOUN

Snippet - A small piece or brief extract

Maya read a brief snippet of the book to see if it was enough to interest her.

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Uncouth

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A Strange and different, in a funny way

B Having dark and gloomy atmosphere, usually as a result of a dirty water or a thick mist

C (of a person or their appearance or behavior) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace

D Showing that one doesn't think a person or thing is important or worth considering

ADJECTIVE

Uncouth - (of a person or their appearance or behavior) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace

People rarely invited Vince to dinner because of his uncouth table manners.

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Tremble

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A To overcome resistance with tremendous force

B To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal

C To cause an event or situation to happen by starting some actions

D To shake involuntarily, typically as a result of fear or weakness.

VERB

Tremble - To shake involuntarily, typically as a result of fear or weakness.

George trembled with fear when he saw a mouse in his apartment.

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Avenge

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A To reduce something by a large amount so that there is not enough left, such as resources or money

B Inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another)

C Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter

D To hit hard and forcefully

VERB

Avenge - Inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another)

Pierre felt that honor compelled him to kill Gaston to avenge Gaston's killing of Pierre's sister, even though he knew that the killing had been unintentional.

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Hideous

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A Worn out or ruined because of age or neglect

B Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

C Showing that one doesn't think a person or thing is important or worth considering

D Ugly or disgusting to look at

ADJECTIVE

Hideous - Ugly or disgusting to look at

The Elephant Man was famous for being so hideous that he had to cover his face everywhere he went.

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Gloomy

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A (especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved

B refusing to obey authority, sometimes even to the point of refusing to accept criticism.

C Unhappy and without hope

D Fussy about one's needs or requirements, liking things only when they are correct in every detail

ADJECTIVE

Gloomy - Unhappy and without hope

Because he grew up as a poor and lonely orphan, Bill had to work very hard to get out of his gloomy moods where he only expected the worst to happen.

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Prank

Fracas

Intimidated

Fuss

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Uncouth

Tremble

Avenge

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