1.ascribe
verb: attribute or credit to
History ascribes The Odyssey and The Iliad to Homer, but scholars now debate whether he was a historical figure or a fictitious name.
2.disenfranchise
verb: deprive of voting rights
The U.S. Constitution disenfranchisedwomen until 1920 when they were given the right to vote.
3.preemptive
adjective: done before someone else can do it
Just as Martha was about to take the only cookie left on the table, Noah preemptively swiped it.
4.boorish
adjective: ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance
Bukowski was known for being a boorishdrunk and alienating close friends and family.
5.intermittent
adjective: stopping and starting at irregular intervals
The intermittent thunder continued and the night was punctuated by cracks of lightning—a surreal sleepless night.
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