2. Def.)To refuse to deal with or buy from for specific reasons. My parents organized a boycott of the toy store for selling realistic-looking toy guns. (N) We’re boycotting the restaurant because so many people have gotten sick from eating there. (V)

3.  Def.)Uninterrupted  (Adj)Ex) My y brother talks continuously, without interruptions, which makes it hard to actually have a conversation with him.

4.  1)to suffocate, 2)to muffle 3)to cut off air  My brother put a pillow over my face and almost stifled, or suffocated, me. (V)  It is so hot and stuffy in this room. It’s stifling in here! (Adj.)

5.  Def.)to hold back  Ex.) My mom has to restrain our dog when people come over since he gets way too excited. (V)

6.  Def.) to forbid or restrain.  I was watering my horses when all of a sudden the water stopped flowing because of a kink in the hose. The kink inhibited, or stopped, the water from flowing.

7.  Def.) 1)to put out 2)to relieve  Ex) I told mom I need something to quench my thirs.

8.  Def.)10 to keep waiting or 2) to delay  Ex) We were detained, or kept waiting, on the phone for the concert tickets.  Ex) We were detained at the airport because of the bad weather.

9.  Def.) to interrupt occasionally 2) to use punctuation marks  Ex) My teachers, like Mrs. Kebart, make sure I always use proper punctuation marks at the end of a sentence.  Ex) Her fancy garments are punctuated by lots of “bling” and other sparkles all over them.