privation

Day 29Level 3

prih-VAY-shuhn

deprivation

lack of usual necessities or comforts

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

deprivation, forfeiture, loss, poverty

Antonyms:

abundance, plenty

Example Sentence:

For six months of the Lockout thousands of men women and children suffered misery and privation.

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an-tee-di-LOO-vee-uhn

prehistoric; old-fashioned

settle a dispute

AHR-bih-trayt

to settle an argument between two parties

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uh-STOOT

clever; of keen penetration

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ak-see-uh-MAT-ik

self-evident

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boorish, vulgar

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kuhn-SEET

over-high opinion of one's own ability, importance etc.