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accentuate (-d, -s, -ing)
The girl acentuated her bright orange hair with a giant yellow bow which seemed to make it even more orange. |
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aspire (-d, -s, -ing, -ition)
When I was younger, I aspired to become famous stage actor even though I knew it was an unattainable goal. |
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| When I was younger, I aspired to become a famous stage actor even though I knew it was an unattainable goal |
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boisterous (boisterously)
The students in the gym were really boisterous yelling ad cheering-on their bubble ball team. |
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| The students in the gym were really boisterous yelling and cheering-on their Bubble Ball teammates. |
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decorum
It took all the decorum Frankie had to walk past the group of boys with class and not look at them while they screamed for her phone number.
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| It took all the decorum Frankie had to walk past the group of boys with class and not look at them while they screamed for her phone number. |
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refugee (refugees)
Many child refugees experience their horrors of war before they leave their home countries in oreder to find a safe place to live |
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| Many child refugees experience the horrors of war before they leave their home countries in order to find a safe place to live. |
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Endure (-d, -s, -ing, -ance)
It is unbelieveable that a child can endure such horrible living conditions and still manage to smile.
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It is unbelievable that a child can endure such horrible living conditions and still manage to smile. |
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conviction (convict, -ed, -s, -ing)
It is my firm conviction that all students have the ability to learn and be successful. |
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| "Many English teachers cringe when they hear their students use the non-word mines". |
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emit (-ted, -s, -ting)
When the motion sensor is triggered, the alarm system emits a loud siren and contacts the authorities. |
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He alienated most of his friends with his bad temper and soon no one even texted him anymore. |
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emit (-ted, -s, -ting)
When the motion sensor is triggered, the alarm system emits a loud siren and contacts the authorities. |
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Dogs that have been mistreated are often instinctually wary of strangers.
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mere (merely)
James thought that he had punched Mike really hard, but he merely tapped him. |
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| Katrina spurned her date, leaving him in the car, the moment she realized they were going to have dinner at Taco Bell and not Red Lobster. |
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