26.05.2024

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poppin'
"This party is EXCITING!"
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"This party is POPPIN'!"
short-shrift answer
"He gave me a BREIF REPLY when I asked for help."
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"He gave me a SHORT-SHRIFT ANSWER when I asked for help."
being less than scintillating
"His speech was DULL
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"His speech was LESS THAN SCINTILLATING."
midst
"They were in the MIDDLE OF a heated argument."
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"They were in the MIDEST of a heated argument."
elusive
"No matter how DIFFICULT TO FIND the clue, we will solve the mystery."
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elusive ?
"No matter how ELUSIVE the clue, we will solve the mystery."
cantankerous
"The old man was BAD-TAMPERED and difficult to get along with."
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"The old man was CANTANKEROUS and difficult to get along with."
frightfully familiar moment
"It was a UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENT when I walked into the old house."
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"It was a FRIGHTFULLY FAMILIAR MOMENT when I walked into the old house."
ferreted out
I know! She really knew how to UNCOVER the truth from all the lies
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I know! She really knew how to FERRET OUT the truth from all the lies
encore
"The band came back on stage to PERFORM AGAIN after the crowd kept cheering."
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"The band came back on stage for an ENCORE after the crowd kept cheering."
clumped
The children GATHERED IN GROUPS on the playground.
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"The children CLUMPED together on the playground."
mingle
"She spent the evening INTERACTION WITH the guests."
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To mix or interact with others socially.
"She spent the evening MINGLE with the guests."
hauled
"He PULLED the heavy boxes UP the stairs."
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"He HAULED the heavy boxes up the stairs."
to my amazement
I was SURPRISED that she completed the marathon.
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"TO MY AMAZEMENT, she finished the entire marathon."
recounted the entire story
"He TOLD the entire story from start to finish."
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"He RECOUNTED THE ENTIRE STORY from start to finish."
throng
"A LARGE GROUP of fans gathered outside the concert venue."
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"A THRONG of fans gathered outside the concert venue."
bevy
"A GROUP of reporters waited outside the courtroom."
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"A BEVY of reporters waited outside the courtroom."
fall for that
"I can't believe you DECEIVED by that scam!"
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"I can't believe you FELL FOR THAT scam!"

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