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Lesson Four

Lesson Four. English I. bilk. Definition. Example. (v) to cheat or swindle; to thwart or frustrate syn : to defraud, elude. The crooks tried to bilk older homeowners by charging them for work the homeowner never authorized. blatant. Definition. Example.

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Lesson Four

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  1. Lesson Four English I

  2. bilk Definition Example • (v) to cheat or swindle; to thwart or frustrate • syn: to defraud, elude • The crooks tried tobilk older homeowners by charging them for work the homeowner never authorized.

  3. blatant Definition Example • (adj) offensively noisy; obvious, too conspicuous • syn: vociferous • His blatant efforts to get the girl’s attention were embarrassing to everyone.

  4. blight Definition Example • (n) anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation • syn: disease • My tomato plants were all affected with blight.

  5. cache Definition Example • (n) a hiding place; or things hidden, usually valuables • They used a hold in a hollow tree, known to only the three of them, as their cache.

  6. cadaverous Definition Example • (adj) of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin • syn: ghastly • ant: robust, healthy • The old pirate’s cadaverous face made the young sailor tremble involuntarily.

  7. calumny Definition Example • (n) a false and malicious accusation • syn: slander, trickery • The old politician said that he was retiring from public life because he could no longer stand the calumnies heaped upon him by his enemies.

  8. careen Definition Example • (v) to lean sideways; to lurch from side to side while in motion • syn: tilt • The torrential winds caused the ship to careen violently.

  9. caricature Definition Example • (n) an exaggerated portrayal of one’s features • syn: mockery • In his political cartoons, he exaggerates a prominent feature of the person in order to make the caricature easily recognized.

  10. carnage Definition Example • (n) a bloody and extensive slaughter • syn: massacre • It was a stupid war that resulted only in the carnage of many innocent civilians.

  11. carp Definition Example • (v) to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way • syn: nag, nitpick • ant: praise, laud • One reason you are not very popular is that you carp about every little thing.

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