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blun • der v., act carelessly, foolishly. The man blundered into the door as he walked carelessly.
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fund n., supply, wealth. Because my mother’s birthday present was more expensive than I had expected, I had to take some money from the fund I have been saving for a new bicycle.
sub • ter • ra • ne • an adj., underground. The mole lives a primarily subterranean life, while its close cousin, the field mouse, often spends time above ground.
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flum • mox v., confuse. Ian was flummoxed by the long line at the lunch counter, since it was only 10:30 in the morning.
mor • sel n., small bite or portion of food. The cookie recipe called for a twelve-ounce package of chocolate morsels.
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haste n., act of hurrying; quickness of motion. The hiker descended the hazardous mountain in haste because the sun was already setting and she did not want to spend the night on the dangerous slopes.
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de • vour v., swallow or engulf hungrily. The hungry lion devours its food.
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an • tiq • ui • ty n., quality of being ancient or old; great age. The antiquity of the pottery shard was confirmed by the anthropologist who said it was probably created in the first century bc.
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odd • ments n., various miscellaneous objects. The oddments on Gabriel’s window included a hawk’s feather, a medieval coin, and a ticket stub from a Celtics game.
gall v., irritate, annoy. It galled Gerald to think that after he had studied so hard the test had been cancelled.
ven • ture v., undertake the risk of going. Rita curled up on the couch because she did not want to venture out into the snowstorm.
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sheathe v., enclose or protect with a cover or case. Because the kitchen knife was sharp, Julio sheathed it in a protective layer of plastic before packing it for the trip to his new apartment.
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sham • ble v., walk in a clumsy manner. At the rest stop, Hank shambled out of the car to stretch his legs.
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men • ac • ing adj., threatening. The menacing monster stepped forward and growled. menacingly, adv.