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cool Express

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EXHIBIT
e.g. “They exhibited a flagrant disregard about whether it was permissible for boats to ignore such advice and said…”

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to be enough(adj) –verb–

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Suffice
“-Are you hungry? -A banana would suffice”

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Expressed well-adj-

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Eloquent
e.g. True, nowhere is the relationship between the sacred and the worldly more eloquently expressed than in Florence’s major churches and palace..
The bible is an eloquent writting

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even more

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all the more
-my sister’s disagreement just made me all the more determined to follow my own way.

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Exaggerated

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far-fetched(story, idea)

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Especially (this implies stronger conviction)

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Particularly

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Entertain

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Regale
e.g. My grandfather would regale us everytime when we went over to his flat.

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Encourage

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To foster
e.g. The governments should foster the appreciation of environment instead of making people angry about animals straying around the city.

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easy matter, a piece of cake

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a breeze
e.g. Real time is a breeze in music writing after you’ve slowed down the process.

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Emotional

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Poignant -evoking a keen sense of sadness
e.g. poignant story of love affairs

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easily changing

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Volatile
Chemistry e.g. if a substance, like water is volatile, it can easily change into gas for example.
People e.g. Lulu has a volatile temper, she can easily change from one mood to another.
She is so volatile and unreliable

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