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cement (concrete)?– clement (lenient/mild) cereal (grain)?– ethereal (heavenly, spiritual; immaterial, intangible) career — careen candy — dandy canard — canary callow — fallow child — chide (scold; reprove) chip — chirp (short sharp sound especially of a small bird or Continue reading Some Words Confused Easily→

Human nature — agression, greed, …; Enduring problems — war, poverty, violence,…; cultural traditions — folk art, crafts, traditional songs, customs and ceremonies, …;? Social problems — unemployment, public health, quality of life, environmental protection, criminal, …; Education — job Continue reading Some Useful Phrases→

Admiration, Admiring, Admitted uncertainty, Admonitory, Adulatory, Alarm, Amused, Analytical, Antagonistic, Antipathy, Apologetic, Appraising, Argumentative, Arrogant indifference; Biased, bombastic; Complete indifference, concerned and optimistic, concerned and sympathetic, conciliation, conciliatory, condescending, contempt, contentious, critical dismay, cynical; Defiance, deprecating, disapproving, discouraged, dismay, dispassionate, Continue reading Words Denoting Attitudes and Tones of Essays→

ramp: v./n. a : to stand or advance menacingly with forelegs or with arms raised b : to move or act furiously rampage: v./n. to rush wildly about / a course of violent, riotous, or reckless action or behavior rampant: Continue reading root ramp=wild→

ramify: to split up into branches or constituents ramfication: n. derived from ramify rambunctious: marked by uncontrollable exuberance: UNRULY    Send article as PDF   

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