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1. ignity: Even when ,he police officers put the handcuffs on my mother,I
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sh maintained her dignity, holding her head u high as she was marched
off the protest site.
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2. Splendid: The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our
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3. B trsle: John was so hu ngry that he didn't leave a single particle of
the muffi on the plate.
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4. ~g<y:1t: Cassie took her time when she wrote in curs ive, slowly making
eac1h~rd out of an elegant series of ar s and 100 s. ~
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5. Injustice: Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that girls could.........- d&
wear earrings in the school while tl~ boys could not.
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6. Decline: After Gears ofPain 6 came out, the amount of people playing
Gears of Pain 5 declined.
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7. Paradise: Whe
petting him, he was i
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Rex had a bone, a warm spot to lie, and someone
8.. Fascinate: Alvin went to the museum every Saturday because he was so
fascinated by art.
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for more.
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10. Seldom: Since professional athlete-s have to stay in peak physical
shape, most athletes seldom eat unk fa d.
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11. Delicate: Tracy held the flower ~tly as she could, fearing that the
delicate stern would break. -'
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12. Remark: Jennie did n't like the jacket her mother bought her until
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several strangers made emar s about ho~w mu-£!! they iiked it.