Lesson No. 41

Word # 1

Trickster (noun)

Definition: a person who cheats or deceives people / a dishonest person who defrauds others by trickery / person (as a stage magician) skilled in the use of tricks and illusion / a deceiver, cheater, or defrauder

       

Sentence: 1. I wouldn't trust that trickster again. 2. In many Native American tribal stories, the coyote is portrayed as a trickster. 3. That Philip was a clever trickster who had simply fooled all these people. 4. A heartless trickster deceived old woman and took all of her life savings.

Word # 2

Outrage (verb / noun)

Definition: arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone) / make someone angry / a feeling of anger and shock / anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings of someone / a shocking, morally unacceptable and usually violent action

 

Sentence: 1. His comments outraged nearly everyone in the room. 2. I am outraged by his whole attitude.  3. The public were outraged at the bombing. 4. Many people expressed outrage at the court's decision. 5. Public outrage over the scandal was very high.

Word # 3

Heinous (adjective)

Definition: very bad and shocking / hatefully or shockingly evil / (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly horrible or wicked

Sentence: 1. People accused of committing heinous crimes. 2. Paul betrays the family's trust with a heinous act. 3. The most heinous crime of all is to support unjust. 4. The criminal received the death penalty because the crime was so heinous. 5. In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offences are considered especially heinous.

Word # 4

Strangle (verb)

Definition: to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe / squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death / to stop something from developing

Sentence: 1. She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods. 2. The victim was strangled with a rope. 3. This part of town is full of sleazy bars and restaurants. 4. Censorship strangles a free press. 5. There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy.

Word # 5

Crumble (verb)

Definition: to break into small pieces / to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces / break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration / to become weaker in strength or influence

Sentence: 1. She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers. 2. The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble. 3. Crumble the cookies into small bits. 4. The ancient walls had crumbled. 5. Support for the government is crumbling.