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ACCENT
HOW SOMEONE TALKS BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY LIVE
“THE WAITER HAD SUCH A STRONG FRENCH ACCENT, BILLY COULDN’T UNDERSTAND HIM AND ENDED UP ORDERING RAW EGGS AND PEANUTS.”
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ACCIDENT
SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T PLAN
“TOMMY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH HIS MOM’S VASE.”
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ACCOMPANY
TO GO WITH SOMEONE
“BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF SQUIRRELS, MARVIN ASKED JACK TO ACCOMPANY HIM TO THE PARK.”
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ANIMATE
TO MAKE PICTURES MOVE
“BETHANY ANIMATED HER DRAWINGS INTO A MOVIE SHE COULD SHOW HER FRIENDS.”
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ANNOY
TO REALLY BOTHER SOMEONE
“WHY DID HENRY ALWAYS ANNOY HIS FRIENDS?”
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ANTICIPATION
TO REALLY REALLY WAIT FOR SOMETHING
“TERRY SLEPT BY THE MAILBOX IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BIRTHDAY CHECK FROM HIS GRANDMA. IT WAS THREE DAYS LATE AND MADE OUT TO ONE OF HIS COUSINS.”
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APPRECIATE
TO BE GRATEFUL FOR
“BILL APPRECIATED TED RAKING THE LEAVES WITH HIM SATURDAY AFTERNOON.”
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APPRENTICE
SOMEONE WHO IS LEARNING.
"PROFESSOR JACKSON THOUGHT WAYNE WAS A GOOD APPRENTICE"
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AROMA
A PLEASANT SMELL
“HAROLD FOLLOWED THE AROMA OF THE BLUEBERRY PIE ALL THE WAY TO THE KITCHEN.”
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ARTERY
A MUSCULAR ELASTIC TUBE THAT CARRIES BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART. PART OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.
“SAM WAS AFRAID HE HAD CUT OPEN AN ARTERY.”
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ASSISTANCE
TO HELP SOMEONE
“PAUL GAVE HIS ELDERLY NEIGHBOR SOME ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH SHE SMELLED LIKE MOTHBALLS.”
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BETRAY
TO BE FALSE OR DISLOYAL TO. TO GIVE INFORMATION TO THE ENEMY
“TOM WAS CRUSHED THAT MARY BETRAYED HIM WITH HIS BEST FRIEND.”
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CELEBRITY
SOMEONE WHO IS FAMOUS
“SAM TOOK A PHOTO OF A CELEBRITY HE SAW IN HOLLYWOOD.”
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COAX
TO TALK SOMEONE INTO SOMETHING
“TOM COAXED JERRY OUT OF HIS HOLE WITH SOME CHEESE.”
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COMPANION
SOMEONE YOU HANG OUT WITH
“BILLY’S FAVORITE COMPANION WAS HOBO FREDDIE.”
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CONJURE
TO MAKE SOMETHING APPEAR
“THE AMAZING ZOLAR CONJURED A RABBIT FROM HIS GRANDFATHER’S HAT.”
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CONVENIENT
HANDY, EASY.
“IT WAS CONVENIENT THAT TYLER LIVED NEXT DOOR TO A LIBRARY SINCE HE TOOK OUT THIRTY-SEVEN BOOKS A WEEK.”
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CUSTOM
SOMETHING MADE JUST FOR YOU.
“PIERRE GAVE HOWIE SOME CUSTOM-MADE PANTS.”
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DENTURE
FAKE TEETH
“SAM LOVED TO PLAY WITH HIS GRANDFATHER’S DENTURES.”
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DERELICT
A PERSON WITHOUT A JOB OR HOME. SOMETHING IN NEED OF REPAIR.
“BENNY’S WIFE MADE HIM A DERELICT.”
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DESPERATE
HAVING LOST ALL HOPE
“BRAD WAS DESPERATE FOR HELP BUT THE SHIP SAILED BY.”
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DETERMINE
TO DECIDE
“DANNY MUST DETERMINE THE BEST SCIENCE PROJECT FOR HIS CLASS.”
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DIFFER
TO DISAGREE WITH.
“RICHIE DIFFERS WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON EVERY ISSUE.”
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DISAPPOINT
TO IGNORE, NOT PAY ATTENTION TO.
“TREVOR DISREGARDED THE SIGN AT THE POOL.”
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DISREGARD
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DISTURB
TO BOTHER SOMEONE
“TODD’S FAVORITE THING TO DO WAS TO DISTURB HIS MOTHER ON THE PHONE.”
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DREADLOCKS
A HAIRSTYLE WITH HAIR TWISTED INTO LONG MATTED BRAIDS
“SAMUEL HAS BEEN WEARING DREADLOCKS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.”
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EDIT
TO CORRECT
“MARIE ACTUALLY ENJOYS EDITING HER HOMEWORK.”
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ELLIPSE
AN OVAL SHAPE.
“MAX WAS SO BUSY TALKING, HE DIDN’T NOTICE THE HOLE IN THE SHAPE OF AN ELLIPSE.”
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EMERGE
TO APPEAR, TO RISE FROM
“TEDDY EMERGED FROM THE BOXES ON THE CARGO SHIP.”
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ENCOURAGE
TO CHEER SOMEONE ON
“JANINE ENCOURAGED TOMMY ON HIS RUN.”
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EVOLUTION
HOW HUMANS AND ANIMALS CHANGE OVER TIME
“THROUGH EVOLUTION, MAN’S SPEED HAS IMPROVED.
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EXAGGERATE
TO MAKE SOMETHING SEEM BETTER, WORSE, LARGER,OR MORE IMPORTANT THAN IT REALLY IS.
“JOEY EXAGGERATED HOW MUCH FUN THE PARTY WAS.”
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EXPENSIVE
COSTING A LOT OF MONEY.
“THE BRACELET SARAH WANTED FOR HER BIRTHDAY WAS VERY EXPENSIVE SO HER BROTHER GOT HER A BOX OF TIC-TACS INSTEAD.”
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FEARLESS
NOT AFRAID
“CLARK WAS FEARLESS AS HE ENTERED THE FIRE.”
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FLANKED
TO HAVE SOMETHING ON EACH SIDE
“RICK WAS FLANKED BY SALLY AND DEBBIE AT THE DANCE.”
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FLORAL
HAVING TO DO WITH FLOWERS
“AT FIRST PETE WAS EMBARRASSED BY HIS MOTHER’S FLORAL SUITCASE, THEN HE KIND OF LIKED IT.”
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FORMULA
A FIXED PLAN FOR DOING SOMETHING. A RECIPE. A CHEMICAL EQUATION
“PROFESSOR QUACKENBUSH CREATED A FORMULA FOR THE PERFECT SHAMPOO.”
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FRAGRANT
TO SMELL GOOD
“DANNY THOUGHT THE FLOWERS HE BOUGHT HIS MOTHER WERE VERY FRAGRANT.”
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GLIMPSE
TO GET A QUICK LOOK AT
“KARL GLIMPSED TED WHILE HE WAITED IN LINE FOR COFFEE.”
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GLIMPSE
TO GET A QUICK LOOK AT
“KARL GLIMPSED TED WHILE HE WAITED IN LINE FOR COFFEE.”
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HAZARDOUS
VERY, VERY DANGEROUS
“PLAYING WITH THE CHAINSAW TURNED OUT TO BE A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY FOR THE WILLIAMS CHILDREN.”
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HESITATE
TO PAUSE
“TIMMY HESITATED BEFORE LEAVING HIS TEACHER A NOTE.”
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IDLE
TO DO NOTHING, TO NOT MOVE
“ERIC DECIDED TO BE IDLE THIS AFTERNOON.”
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INJUSTICE
WHEN SOMETHING’S NOT FAIR
“SEAN AND TRAVIS COULDN’T BELIEVE THE INJUSTICE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD’S NEW RULING.”
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INPENETRABLE
SOMETHING YOU CAN’T GO THROUGH.
“HANK FOUND THE BRICK WALL IMPENETRABLE.”
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INVENTION
SOMETHING YOU CREATE THAT’S NEVER BEEN CREATED BEFORE.
“SIMON’S HOVER BOOTS INVENTION WAS A BIG HIT WITH HIS FRIENDS.”
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INVESTIGATE
TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT
“PETER HAD TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS PET MOUSE.”
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JEER
TO MAKE FUN OF.
“KEVIN DECIDED TO JEER THE COMEDIAN.”
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JOUST
TO FIGHT WITH LANCES, OFTEN ON HORSEBACK
“MARCEL AND TRISTAN LIKED TO JOUST BEFORE DINNER.”
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JUDGMENT
DOING THE RIGHT THING
“HARRY USED GOOD JUDGMENT IN MAKING HIS DECISION.”
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LETHAL
DEADLY. FATAL.
“A BITE FROM THE RATTLESNAKE COULD BE FATAL.”
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MATERNAL
LIKE A MOTHER
“MARY WAS VERY MATERNAL TO HER NIECE.”
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MESSANGER
SOMEONE WHO DELIVERS NEWS
“KARL THE PIGEON TOOK HIS MESSENGER JOB QUITE SERIOUSLY.”
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METEORITE
A CHUNK OF STONE OR METAL FROM OUTER SPACE.
“THE METEORITE HEADED TOWARDS EARTH.”
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NEGOTIATION
TO GO BACK AND FORTH DECIDING WHAT IS FAIR BETWEEN TWO SIDES.
“CHUCK AND TED HAD A TOUGH NEGOTIATION TO DECIDE WHO WOULD GET THE LAST STAR WARS ACTION FIGURE.”
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OFFICIAL
FROM A POSITION OF AUTHORITY, FORMAL
“MARY ANNE GOT AN OFFICIAL NOTICE SAYING SHE MADE THE OLYMPIC TEAM.”
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OMINOUS
WHEN SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
“THE SKELETON WAS AN OMINOUS SIGN THAT THE KIDS SHOULDN’T BE IN THE JOHNSON’S BASEMENT.”
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OUTRAGE
SOMETHING VERY OFFENSIVE THAT PRODUCES ANGER
“MARTY THOUGHT IT WAS AN OUTRAGE THAT THE CRIMINAL WAS SET FREE.”
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PERMANENT
LASTING FOREVER
“UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, STANLEY’S CONDITION WAS PERMANENT.”
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PRECIOUS
VERY VALUABLE
“THE BABY BIRD WAS SO PRECIOUS, BRETT RAN IN THE HOUSE TO GET HIS CAMERA.”
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PREDICT
TO TELL THE FUTURE
“AUNT IRENE PREDICTED THE SNOW STORM IN JULY.”
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PREVENT
TO STOP SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING
“DOUG KNEW HE HAD TO PREVENT THE FIRE FROM SPREADING.”
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PRODUCE
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
“WHILE HIS MOTHER WAS IN THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT, MARY EXPLORED THE CEREAL AISLE.”
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PUNISH
TO GIVE SOMEONE A PENALTY FOR DOING SOMETHING WRONG
“WALTER WAS NOT HAPPY THAT HIS MOTHER PUNISHED HIM.”
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RABIES
A DEADLY DISEASE MAMMALS CAN GET
“SARAH FOUND A RACCOON WITH RABIES IN THE DRIVEWAY.”
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RECITAL
A PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE
“JOANIE HAD FUN PRACTICING FOR HER BALLET RECITAL.”
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RECONSIDER
TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING AGAIN
“GREG RECONSIDERED GOING TO THE MOVIES WITH MARK.”
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REFLECTION
AN IMAGE IN A MIRROR OR OTHER SURFACE
“JOHN COULDN’T STOP LOOKING AT HIS REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR.”
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REGISTER
TO SIGN UP FOR SOMETHING
“BILL REGISTERED FOR THE NEW KARATE CLASS.”
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REPEATEDLY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
“TED BANGED HIS HEAD REPEATEDLY AGAINST THE WALL.”
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RESIDENT
SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN A PARTICULAR PLACE
“THE JOHNSONS ARE RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK CITY.”
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SACRIFICE
TO GIVE SOMETHING OF YOURS TO SOMEONE ELSE.
“MARLON SACRIFICED HIS FAVORITE NEW SHOES TO THE MAN WHO LOST EVERYTHING IN THE FIRE.”
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SENIOR
AN OLDER PERSON; SOMEONE WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
“WE TOOK NANA TO THE SENIOR CENTER TO SEE HER FRIENDS.”
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SHOCKED
SURPRISED, STUNNED, DAZED; TO FEEL A LITTLE ELECTRICITY
“DOUG SHOCKED ZACH WHEN HE WALKED ACROSS THE RUG.”
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SQUIRT
TO EXPEL LIQUID IN A JET
“DANNY AND BRUCE LIKE TO SQUIRT THEMSELVES WITH ICE COLD WATER ON HOT DAYS.”
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STRIDE
TO WALK.
“TED STRODE TO THE MALL.”
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SUBTLE
IN A SMALL WAY; NOT OBVIOUS.
“PETE WAS VERY SUBTLE WHEN HE TOLD TODD HE HAD KETCHUP ON HIS FACE.”
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TOUSSLE
TO HANDLE ROUGHLY
“JANINE HATED IT WHEN HER AUNT TOUSLED HER HAIR.”
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TRECHEROUS
DANGEROUS.
“STEVE’S MOM THOUGHT STANDING ON THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF WAS TREACHEROUS.”
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UNFAMILIAR
NOT KNOWN, NOT RECOGNIZED
“THE MAN LOOKED FRIENDLY BUT UNFAMILIAR.”
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ANXIOUS
NERVOUS, WORRIED
“TOMMY WAS ANXIOUS ABOUT SEEING THE DOCTOR.”
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COLLEAGUE
SOMEONE YOU WORK WITH
“NED AND TED WERE COLLEAGUES ON THE CHAIN GANG.”
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