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Many malnourished children appear emaciated, or extremely skinny, from not eating enough.
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Jason used his flashlight to illuminate, or bring light to, the dark tunnel.
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They reverted to, or returned to an old practice of, washing clothes by hand when the washer broke.
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The picky child refused to bathe in the tepid, meaning slightly warm, water.
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Sally was always quite genial, meaning friendly, so everyone enjoyed being around her.
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His words were succinct, meaning brief and clear, leaving no doubt what must be done.
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Following a suspected asteroid strike, dinosaurs perished, or ceased to exist, from Earth.
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Jane’s little brother often exasperates, or annoys, her with his childish antics.
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Cynthia attempted to approximate, meaning to come close to, the number of children in the class.
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His students are usually industrious, meaning hard-working, but today they are lazy.
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Vegetation is usually sparse, or little in number and scattered, in a desert.
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After Ian broke the window, his mother deprived him, or denied possession, of his allowance.
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Environmental activists attempt to preserve, or keep alive, all living things in the world.
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As tensions spread, violence also escalated, or increased quickly, in the war-torn country.
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The author uses vivid descriptions, meaning creating a strong and clear image, to entice the reader.
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The food critic said the restaurant was so pedestrian, meaning commonplace, even a caveman would be unimpressed.
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The internet and email are quickly making letter writing obsolete, meaning no longer used.
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Lisa paid the crew to excavate, meaning to dig up, all of the trees in her backyard.
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Queen Elizabeth I reigned, or ruled, over England in the late 1500s, during England’s victory over the Spanish navy.
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The hawk swooped down and caught the mouse in its talons, or claws, and then returned to its nest.
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