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sub • tle adj., delicate or refined. The perfume was so subtle that the smell didn’t overpower the room.

bar v., confine; keep out or exclude. Because he wouldn’t sit down, Chris was barred from riding the bus.

slith • er v., slide like a snake. My cat was so sneaky that it slithered past me without my notice.

lac • er • a • tion n., deeply cut wound. His leg had many lacerations caused by the knife.

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pun n., humorous use of a word as to suggest two or more meanings. The comedian’s pun made everyone laugh.

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fate n., inevitable outcome or end; destiny. It was fate that my best friend and I met at camp.