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A Choose the correct word for each definition.

relationship discover assault scratch displacement
denial protect fable defense hang

1. scratch : v. to cut someone’s skin slightly with your nails or sharp things
2. hang : v. to put something in a position so that the top part is fixed
3. discover : v. to find out something that you did not know about before
4. fable : n. a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson
5. protect : v. to keep someone or something safe from harm or damage
6. assault : v. to attack someone in a violent way
7. denial : n. a statement that something is not true or does not exist
8. relationship : n. the way in which two people feel and behave towards each other
9. defense : n. an action taken to protect someone or something against attack
10. displacement : n. a shift of feelings from their original target to another

B Match each of the vocabulary words with the correct synonym.

Vocabulary Word Synonym

1. familiar • • a. reject, forbid, decline

2. probably • • b. brutal, fierce, cruel

3. refuse • • c. insane, mad, absurd

4. crazy • • d. possibly, likely, perhaps

5. violent • • e. well-known, intimate, close

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