Week 8 Blunder, disdain, beguile, hospitality, snare, shrivel, glance, appease, devour
Week 8 Vocab Blunder: a stupid mistake; to make a stupid mistake (n, v) Disdain: a feeling of superiority and dislike; to treat something hatefully or arrogantly (n, v) Beguile: to charm or attract someone, often in a deceptive way (v) Hospitality: kindness to guests in your home (n) Snare: a trap; to catch something in a trap (n, v) Glance: to look at briefly; a brief look (v, n) Appease: to please someone by giving into their demands (v) Devour: consume hungrily or quickly Shrivel: to wrinkle and get smaller or to cause to (v)
Appease
Shrivel The _______ed leaves were so dry that they immediately fell apart in my hands.
Disdain
Snare I lived in the forest for many years, so I know which plants to eat and how to ________ rabbits.
Beguile
As a result of his carelessness, he made a serious ____. Blunder As a result of his carelessness, he made a serious ____.
Hospitality Because John was having a bad day, his _____ toward his visitors was not very great.
They are trying to _____ the witness into their web of lies. Snare They are trying to _____ the witness into their web of lies.
Disdain If you _____ the American Government so much, then why don't you move to China?
The teacher _____ed the complaining class and cancelled the homework. Appease The teacher _____ed the complaining class and cancelled the homework.
Snare
The uncontrollable fire _____ed the entire forest in just one hour. Devour The uncontrollable fire _____ed the entire forest in just one hour.
He stole a _______ at his crush from across the room. Glance He stole a _______ at his crush from across the room.
Disdain You risk _____ and banishment from your parents by getting pregnant at age 14.
What was she thinking when she made that ____? Blunder What was she thinking when she made that ____?
Disdain
Hospitality
Devour
Beguile By pretending to be a teenage girl, the undercover officer hoped to ____ online predators.
Glance
I have an utter ______ for people that want something for nothing Disdain I have an utter ______ for people that want something for nothing
Hospitality She took advantage of our _____ and stayed a whole month without paying us anything.
Blunder
Beguile The car salesman tried to ___ the customer with an offer of free gas for a year.
Shrivel