This word is a verb that means to use force or strong arguments to bully (someone) to do something.
What is bludgeon?
100
The Northwest Indian War ended in 1794 with the Native Americans forced to ________________ and hand over most of their Ohio lands to the United States.
What is capitulate?
200
"I didn't study that one but" ... this word is used when whatever happens moves away from or happens differently from the appropriate, planned, or expected course.
What is awry?
200
The opposite of purge, cleanse or purify.
What is defile?
300
The opposite of "slow", unlikely, or inappropriate.
What is apt?
300
The fertile lands of the Shawnee tribe were fought over for centuries even before Europeans arrived. By the time Tecumseh was born British settlements were _________________ on tribal lands. Irritated tribal leaders chafed at the British expansion westward and sought to fend off the settlers with violence.
What is encroaching?
400
This word is a verb that means to intrude on a someone else's territory.
What is encroach?
400
The opposite of being pleased, content, or satisfied with the matter at hand.
What is disgruntled?
400
Ominous, sinister, disastrous can be synonyms for _______________________.
What is dire?
400
The Northwest Indian War ended in 1794. Many tribal leaders even encouraged their people to adopt aspects of English culture. This period of relative calm did not last long though. Many Native Americans remained ____________ at the spread of settlements across their native homeland.
What is disgruntled?
500
This word is a verb that is spoken when something restrictive or too tight makes a part of the body sore by rubbing against it.
What is chafe?
500
I didn't study this one but ... this word is used when speaking of a situation or event that is extremely serious or urgent.
What is dire?
500
The opposite of persistence, or resistance to quitting.
What is capitulate?
500
Winning, affable, friendly and unsuspicious can be synonyms for __________________.