Unit 5: Week 2: Better Together

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  1. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
    From the reddish color, I could assume that she had snuck in beets.
  2. guarantee
    stand behind the quality, accuracy, or condition of
    “I guarantee you’ll like these beets,” she said, reading my frown.
  3. nominate
    propose as a candidate for some honor
    “With performances like that, I’d nominate them for an Academy Award!” a woman called out.
  4. obviously
    unmistakably
    Dad sat slant-wise in his chair by the window, obviously trying to catch the last rays of sunlight rather than turn on a light.
  5. rely
    have confidence or faith in
    Many of us had to rely on two or three threadbare layers.
  6. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
    Many of us had to rely on two or three threadbare layers.
  7. supportive
    furnishing assistance
    Egged on by the supportive response, Ruth twirled and swayed like there was no tomorrow.
  8. sympathy
    sharing the feelings of others, especially sorrow or anguish
    Dad stayed where he was, sullen and spent. “Any jobs in the paper?” Mom asked, her voice rich with sympathy.
  9. weakling
    a person who lacks physical or mental strength
    It almost made an 11-year-old weakling like me want to become a lumberjack.
  10. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
    An idiom is an expression that cannot be defined by the words in it.
Created on Wed Jul 08 13:39:15 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Jul 09 14:39:18 EDT 2020)

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