sinewy

Day 18Level 2

SIN-yoo-ee

muscular

having well-developed muscles; brawny

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

tough, stringy, muscular

Antonyms:

skinny, weak

Example Sentence:

The pirates were all strong, sinewy, bare-chested men with tattoos on their forearms and knives tucked conspicuously into their shorts.

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inflexible

ad-uh-mant

unyielding in attitude; inflexible

take over

uh-NEKS

to join, add or attach; take possession of (esp. without permission)

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aw-DAY-shuhs

fearless and daring

eager, ardent

AV-id

eager, ardent

muscular

BRAW-nee

muscular; strong

bandit

BRIHG-uhnd

bandit, outlaw