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Vocab3

  1. Fraught (adjective)

  • Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with, something undesirable)

    • The trip was fraught with danger.

    • jim's friend was fraught with disgust when he saw his ex

  • Causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension

    • They had a fraught relationship.


  1. Lament (verb)

  • To feel or express grief.

    • The mourners filled the streets to lament the death of Princess Diana.

    • i lament my English grade


  1. Contend (verb)

  • To maintain or assert

    • Opponents of nuclear power plants contend that the risk of a malfunction in one is too great.

    • russia is trying to contend power over ukraine

    • my mom is trying to contend her pow3er over her three kids

  • To struggle with

    • Mail carriers sometimes have to contend with bothersome dogs.

    • i sometimes i contend with spelling


  1. Impediment (noun)

  • Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle.

    • After the hurricane, fallen trees were impediments to traffic in our neighborhood.

    • Every morning the traffic lights are an Impediment to me when Itry to come to school on time.


  1. Strife (noun)

  • Conflict or struggle

    • The strife between the two families has existed for a few years now.

    • The strife between the Montague and Capulets was terrible

  1. Fraught (adjective)

  • Full of or accompanied by (usually followed by with, something undesirable)

    • The trip was fraught with danger.

    • jim's friend was fraught with disgust when he saw his ex

  • Causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension

    • They had a fraught relationship.


  1. Lament (verb)

  • To feel or express grief.

    • The mourners filled the streets to lament the death of Princess Diana.

    • i lament my English grade


  1. Contend (verb)

  • To maintain or assert

    • Opponents of nuclear power plants contend that the risk of a malfunction in one is too great.

    • russia is trying to contend power over ukraine

    • my mom is trying to contend her pow3er over her three kids

  • To struggle with

    • Mail carriers sometimes have to contend with bothersome dogs.

    • i sometimes i contend with spelling


  1. Impediment (noun)

  • Anything that gets in the way; an obstacle.

    • After the hurricane, fallen trees were impediments to traffic in our neighborhood.

    • Every morning the traffic lights are an Impediment to me when Itry to come to school on time.


  1. Strife (noun)

  • Conflict or struggle

    • The strife between the two families has existed for a few years now.

    • The strife between the Montague and Capulets was terrible