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English Synonyms and Antonyms

by James Champlin Fernald

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Frighten ( page 180 ).

Questions.

1. By what is one frightened? by what intimidated? 2. What is it to browbeat or cow? 3. What is it to scare or terrify?

Examples.

The child was —— by the stories the nurse told.

The loud, loud winds, that o'er the billows sweep—
Shake the firm nerve, —— the bravest soul!

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