EXAMPLES.
Since the building of the Pacific railroads in the United States, the buffalo has been quite ——.
The evil of intemperance is one exceedingly difficult to ——.
No inveterate improver should ever tempt me to —— the dandelions from the green carpet of my lawn.
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QUESTIONS.
1. What are the chief meanings of faint? 2. How is faint a synonym of feeble or purposeless? of irresolute or timid? of dim, faded, or indistinct?
EXAMPLES.
Great is the strength of —— arms combined,
And we can combat even with the brave.