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What do the following words
mean?
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frail
suede
presentable
mistrust
barren
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frail: delicate; weak and fragile
• Sentence: He
looked as if he was
fourteen or fifteen,
frail and willow-wild,
in tennis shoes and
blue jeans.
• adj. (adjective)
• Synonym: puny
• Antonym: strong
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suede: leather with a soft, fuzzy
surface
• Sentence:
“I wanted a pair of
blue suede
shoes,” said the
boy.
• n. (noun)
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presentable: well clothed, clean and
ready to be seen by people
• Sentence: You might
run that comb through
your hair so you will
look presentable.“
• Synonym: clean,
ready
• Antonym: dirty,
messy
• adj. adjective
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mistrust: to have no confidence in
• Sentence: And he did
not want to be
mistrusted now.
• v. (verb)
• Synonym:
uncertainty
• Antonym: trust
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barren: empty; deserted
• Sentence: The boy
wanted to say something
other than, "Thank you,
ma'am," to Mrs. Luella
Bates Washington Jones,
but although his lips
moved, he couldn't even
say that as he turned at
the foot of the barren
stoop and looked up at
the large woman in the
door.
• Synonym: abandoned
• Antonym: occupied
• adj. (adjective)
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frail
suede
presentable
mistrust
barren
empty
soft leather
weak
doubt
tidy
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#1
• He made himself _______
by combing his hair and
washing his face.
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#2
• What is an antonym
(opposite) of frail?
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#3
• List 2 events you should
look presentable.
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#4
• List 2 places that would be
barren right now.
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#5
• Roger didn’t want Mrs.
Jones to ______ him any
longer.
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#6
• Her _______ front steps
gave the house a lonely
look.
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#7
• What is a synonym (same) of
frail?
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#8
• Think of a sentence that uses 2 of our
vocabulary words.
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frail
suede
presentable
mistrust
barren
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#9
• Think of a sentence that uses 3
vocabulary words.
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#10
• Describe what suede looks
like.
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