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The pigs gathered at the trough — a long, narrow container for feeding or watering animals. A humble word with a surprisingly wide reach.
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An encyclopedia uses an alphabetical format; a test might use multiple choice. "Format" is simply the way something is arranged. What's your favorite format for reading?
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A doctor uses a probe to explore what can't be seen directly — a tool for reaching the hidden shape of things. What other kinds of probes can you think of?
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The so-called manager had no idea how to manage. "So-called" quietly signals doubt — a name that doesn't quite fit the thing. Where have you spotted it?
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After a long speech, a voice goes hoarse — rough and weak from overuse or illness. Ever lose your voice cheering for something?
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The seniors hurried in and preempted the front-row seats — to preempt is to grab something ahead of everyone else. When have you been preempted?
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The air is frigid in February — "frigid" means very cold, freezing. A fitting word to cool off a summer day. What's the most frigid place you've been?
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A turgid sermon is overwrought and inflated — too solemn, too ornate, too much. Read anything turgid lately?
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To overlook is to fail to see or notice — like overlooking a change in the weather and getting caught in the rain. What's easy to overlook until it's too late?
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