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SQUELCH verb
- To crush by or as if by trampling; squash: – They squelched the revolt with mimiumum violence. .
- To silence, as with a crushing remark: – To squelch a rumor.
- To make a splashing squishing sound, as when walking in the mud.
SQUELCH verb
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ORCHARD noun
A piece of land on which trees are grown for their fruit.
— Apples, cherries, and pears are the principal orchard fruits.
ORCHARD noun
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TOP-NOTCH adjective
Informal form: First-rate; excellent.
– My security system istop notch though I’ve had little need to utilize it.
TOP-NOTCH adjective
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STITCHING/STITCHES/STICHED nouns & verbs
Nouns:
1. A single complete movement of a threaded needle, as in sewing fabric or closing a wound during surgery. – A stitch.
2. The least part; a bit: — He didn’t do a stitch of work.
Verbs: stitched, stitching, stitches
To fasten, join, or ornament with stitches: stitch on a pocket; stitch a sampler. To make stitches: sew. — It has a high-quality stitched leather strap with a double push-button clasp.
STITCHING/STICHES/STICHED nouns & verbs
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TORCH/TORCHES
A) A portable light produced by the flame of a stick of wood or a flammable material wound about the end of a stick of wood.— He lit another torch to shed light on the murals on the walls.
B) Something that serves to enlighten, guide, or illuminate: — passing *the torch *of learning to the new generation.
C) A portable device that burns fuel, usually a gas, to produce a flame hot enough for welding, soldering, brazing, or cutting metals.– Always follow safety instructions when using a welding torch.
TORCH/TORCHES
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THRENCH/TRENCHES noun
- A deep furrow or ditch.
- A long ditch used for concealing or protecting soldiers in warfare.– Several soldiers gathered by the wall of the trench, looking out to see what was happening in front. (Used extensively in World War I.)
- A long, deep valley on the ocean floor.— The Mariana Trench is the deepest and largest trench in the ocean trench in the world. It is over 10,984 meters deep, 1,580 miles long, and 43 miles wide
A Trench Coat: Although beige remains the “goes with everything” color, trench coats come in a myriad of different colors and lengths.
THRENCH/TRENCHES noun
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ABUNDANT adjective
- Existing in great supply; very plentiful: – An abundant rainfall swelled the rivers.
- Rich; abounding: – a forest abundant in oak trees.
ABUNDANT adjective
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+WRETCHED/WRETCHING noun/verb
noun
An injury produced by twisting or straining.— I wretched my neck with a quick twist the wrong way.
A sudden tug at one’s emotions, a surge of compassion, sorrow, or anguish.
– In his absence, it was too heart-wrenching to even look at this chair, knowing he was gone forevermore.
A Tool: – A wrench is needed to tighten that bolt.
WRETCHED/WWRETCHING noun/verb
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+Medals(s) / noun
Any large group of elements that conduct heat and electricity well, including iron, gold, copper, lead, and magnesium.
—Metals usually have a shiny surface and can be hammered into thin sheets or drawn into wires.
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Meddle - Meddles - Meddled / verb
To meddle is to interfere. You can meddle in someone else’s affairs, and you can meddle with someone else’s things. Either way, you’re messing with someone else’s stuff. — I can’t stand the way he meddles in my business.
+Medal and Meddles are Homonyms.
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+Common Homonyms
Bare/bear: “Bare” means to expose, while “bear” means to endure or carry on, or a large furry animal.
Cell/sell: “Cell”is the smallest unit of living organisms, while “sell” means to give in exchange for money.
**Cereal/serial: **“Cereal” is a breakfast food from grain, while “serial” means taking place in a series.
Coarse/course: “Coarse” means rough, while “course” means route or direction.
**Days/daze: **“Days” is a period of 24 hours, while “daze” is a state of stunned confusion.
Idle/idol: “Idle” means lazy, while “idol” means someone you admire.
Know/no: “Know” means to have knowledge, while “no” is the opposite of yes.
Waste/waist: “Waste” means to use excessively, while “waist” is part of the human body.
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Eclipse / noun
eclipsed; eclipses; eclipsing
Have you ever seen an eclipse? That’s when the sun, earth or moon cross paths and cover each other up temporarily.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon blocks our view of the sun for a bit.
A lunar eclipse happens when the moon is on one side of the earth and the sun directly opposite, so the moon disappears.
— Glass-cutting was a craft imported from Germany, but the English material so greatly surpassed German glass in brilliance that it eclipsed the German glass.
Eclipse / noun
eclipsed; eclipses; eclipsing
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Throng / noun
A large group of people or things gathered or crowded closely together.
– He was soon followed by a throng of men and women, peasants and mechanics, who joined the strike for better working conditions.
Throng / noun
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Wither / verb
** withered, withering, withers**
- To dry up from or as if from lack of moisture; shrivel:– The heat of the sun had withered the cut foliage, and it was unsightly.
Wither / verb
withered, withering, withers
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WRONGDOING noun
Any wrong act or behavior; the doing of wrong; transgression or mistake.
– In the days that followed, the shooting was ruled justified, and Lydia Larkin was cleared of any wrongdoing.
WRONGDOING noun
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ACCOMMODATE verb
- To do (someone) a favor; oblige; help:
– I shall try to accommodate you in this matter. - To provide with lodging or living space:
– accommodate guests at a hotel. - To adjust or adapt; make fit:
– We must accommodate ourselves to changing conditions.
Commonly misspelled as accomodate.
ACCOMMODATE verb
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CORRESPONDENCE noun
A). Communication by the exchange of letters.
– a drawer full of old correspondence.
B) Resemblance, as in function or structure; similarity: — Scientists classify animals and plants partly by the correspondences of their form.
CORRESPONDENCE noun
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ARISTOCRACY noun
plural aristocracies
A social class based on inherited wealth, status, and sometimes titles.
– the aristocracy of the local landowners.
–In England, the Christian aristocracy lost its privileges, but its ancient titles of duke and count persisted and did not disappear.
DRAFT: consider adding in sylllable here / pronunciation and followup with next word being ‘dialect’.
ARISTOCRACY noun
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LOFTY adjective
loftier, loftiest
- Of great height; towering: ‘the lofty mountains’
- Elevated in character or spirit; exalted; noble:
– lofty thoughts; lofty principles..
LOFTY adjective
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MODIFY verb
modified, modifying, modifies
- To change in form or character; alter:
– modify the terms of a deal. - In grammar, to qualify or limit the meaning of a word or phrase.
– Consider: “I rode the train” and “I rode the earliest train into the city.”. The second sentence is more descriptive because of the modifiers it contains.
MODIFY verb
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PESSIMISM noun / PESSIMISTIC adjective
- A tendency to stress the negative or take the gloomiest possible view.
- The belief that the evil in the world outweighs the good.
– When someone calls you a pessimist it is usually in a hostil condemnatory manner. “You Are Such A Pessimist!”
– It is a pessimist that says, “We are doomed.” while an optimist say, “It will all work out for the best.”.
PESSIMISM noun / PESSIMISTIC adjective
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