cozen

Day 21Level 2

KUH-zun

deceive

to cheat or deceive

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

beguile, hoodwink, dupe

Antonyms:

aid, help

Example Sentence:

Mr. Fernandes cozened several people by luring them of giving good returns on their investments in his investment firm.

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uh-MAS

to accumulate or assemble a large quantity

lucky charm

AAM-yoo-liht

something worn as a charm against evil

obstacle

bawk

obstacle, purposely to get on the way of

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kan-TANG-ker-uhs

bad tempered ; quarrelsome

excessive

KLOY-ing

disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; excessively sweet or sentimental

scorn

kun-TEM

to scorn