lesion – wound or injury. When a person has a lesion, even a small one that won’t heal, it is time to see a doctor.
fathom – to fully understand; The jury found it hard to fathom how the defendant could commit such a terrible crime.
badger - to tease and annoy persistently; Sadly, the school bully badgered Ron endlessly, making him scared to walk on school grounds.
entice – to attract or tempt; the delicious aroma of a hamburger stand often entices the passerby to stop for a snack..
gloat – to brag greatly; The girl felt silly after gloating so much after her team won their first basketball game of the day, because the next game they played, they lost by 35 points.
chasm – a deep opening in the Earth’s surface; a gorge; The Grand Canyon is one of the biggest chasms in the world..
karma – fate or destiny or to detect good or bad vibrations from someone; All his life he had a bad karma following him around, because it seemed like every other month he was in the hospital for a broken limb or an illness.
consensus – general agreement; The consensus of the of the students was that the cafeteria would serve no more chili dogs.
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