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1
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I had to be super careful carrying it back to school, storing it on the top shelf of my locker until I was ready to ____________

A

feast

2
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I’m still not sure I get this plan, SEan says, cringing as I -___________a broccoli stalk with my mouth wide open. T

A

chew

3
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I don’t want anyone seeing me and Helen in _____________

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close proximity

4
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If I start _______________________, you can be damn sure Helen’s going to want to work at separate ends of the library

A

ripping noxious ass blasters

5
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I shove a ______________ of coleslaw into my mouth

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heaping forkful of coleslaw

6
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I hate to think what kind of stench all this fuel is going to create. you want me to ___________

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crack you off a taster

7
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too late. I smile, popping a cauliflower _______

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floret

8
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SEan reels back as he’s smacked in the face with my silent _____________

A

sampler

9
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Sean reels back as he’s smacked in the face with my silent sampler. It’s a fine _____________ laced with the smell of rotten eggs, runny cheese, dead skunk, and just a hint of pruney sweetness

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bouquet

10
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bouquet

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a characteristic scent, especially that of a wine or perfume.
“the aperitif has a faint bouquet of almonds”
synonyms:
aroma, nose, smell, fragrance, perfume, scent, odor
“the Chardonnay has a fine bouquet”

11
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he screws up his face, covering his nose and mouth with the _________ of his elbow

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crook

12
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You bastard! He starts to __________ and laugh at the same time. That’s worse than a Saint Bernard beefer

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gag

13
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She’s reading some ___________ paperback, her tiny face nearly swallowed up by the giant gray _____________ that surrounds her head

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beat-to-hell; frizz

14
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If a ______________ suddently poked it’s nose out of all that fuzz, you wouldn’t be surprised.

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chipmunk; fuzz

15
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I can feel the _____________ and __________________ in my gut as the vicious vegetable-bea brew _________________

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squeezing; grumbling; percolates

16
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planted right in front, where every cheerleader and ________________ in the school can see us sitting together as they pass by in the hall on their way to and from practice

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jock

17
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I reply, relaxing my ass ______ and bearing down. I lift my right ____________ a bit and…

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gasket; butt cheek

18
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The desired _________ follows almost immediate

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tangy stench