Word set - mixed Flashcards
Scour
To rub (as with a gritty substance) in order to clean
To move rapidly, rush, to examine thoroughly, dig, dredge, hunt, search
Contend
Compete, fight, race, vie
Maintain, assert, affirm
Grime
Dirt adhering to or embedded in a surface, accumulated dirtiness and disorder, filth, muck, smut, soil
Dispose of
Transfer to the control of another
Get rid of
Scurrilous
Coarse, abusive language, opprobrious
Coarse
Of ordinary or inferior quality, bad, bum, cheap, common, cur-rate, inferior, junky, lousy, mediocre, poor, sleazy, trashy
Composed of large parts or particles, grainy, granular
Crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language
Sordid
Dirty, base
Castigate
To correct by punishing
Laceration
Jagged wound
Tangible
Having actual form
Promulgate
To make known officially
Pugnacious
Quarrelsome
Feint
Fake attack
Belligerent
Warlike