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What do the following words mean?

• 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.

• Synonym: puny • Antonym: strong

• adj. (adjective)

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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.

• Synonym: uncertainty

• Antonym: trust

• v. (verb)

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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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Practice—draw a line to the synonym

• 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.

• 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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