VOCABULARY V

1. Aghast

Definition: struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror: ADJECTIVE.
Synonyms: afraid, agape, agog, alarmed, amazed, anxious, appalled, astonished, astounded, awestruck, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, frightened, overwhelmed, shocked, startled, stunned, surprised, terrified, thunderstruck
Antonyms: undisturbed, unperturbed, unsurprised
Companion Forms: None.
Sentences: 1. We sat, aghast, with mouths open, looking at the painting in wonder.

2. Bilk

Definition: to defraud; cheat: VERB.
Synonyms: bamboozle*, beat, circumvent, con, deceive, defraud, disappoint, do*, fleece*, flimflam*, foil, frustrate, gyp*, overreach, rook*, ruin, swindle, thwart, trick
Antonyms: give, give away
Companion Forms: Bilked-transitive verb, bilk•ing-transitive verb, bilks-transitive verb, bilker-noun
Sentences: 1. The man bilked his way to the top, cheating and betraying his friends.
2. The act of bilking a test is a......

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Title: Ap English Vocabulary
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