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tan • dem adj., having parts arranged one behind the other. The four of us rented two tandem bicycles and rode around the lake.

teth • er v., fasten. I tethered the rowboat to the end of the dock with a long rope. tethered, adj.

per • i • lous adj., dangerous. The lone duck succeeded in making the perilous cross-country journey.

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in • sig • nif • i • cance n., unimportance; smallness in size, weight, number, or influence. Gazing up at the starry sky above the endless lake in the middle of the vast wilderness, I thought about my insignificance.

mo • not • o • nous adj., characterized by boredom due to the same thing happening again and again. Making the dumplings was a monotonous task, fill and fold, again and again.

pro • found adj., all-encompassing, complete. The loud noise woke me and threw me into a profound state of panic.