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Cartoon Vocabulary (List 20)

1. assail (verb) to attack violently
(ah SAIL)
Link: SAIL

2. quail (verb) to shrink with fear; to cower; to
(kwayl) lose heart and courage
Link: QUAIL (bird)

3. dwell (verb) to remain for a time; to reside; to focus
(dwel) attention on; to speak or write about at length
Link: HILL

4. quell (verb) to extinguish; to put down or suppress by force
(kwel)
Link: QUILT

5. quaff (verb) to drink heartily
(kwaf)
Link: GIFAFFE

6. estrange (verb) to alienate; to treat as a stranger; to turn an
(eh STRAINJ) affectionate attitude into an unfriendly one
Link: STRANGE

7. disconcert (verb) to disturb the composure of; upset; to frustrate;
(dis cun SURT) (as a plan) by throwing into disorder
Link: THIS CONCERT

8. annex (verb) to add or attach
(an NEKS)
Link: NECKS

9. espouse (verb) to adopt; to support
(eh SPOWZ)
Link: SPOUSE

10. reproach (verb) to express disapproval of
(rih PROHCH)
Link: COACH

Extra 5 words: voracious, wretched, xylem, yacht, zoology