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Beset

bee sat

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(the angry bees sat on his face and they beset the bee keeper)
To surround: verb

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Antecedent

hand seed

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(the hand that plants the seed is the antecedent to the hand that picks the flower)
The thing that comes first: noun

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Bereaved

leave

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(he wears bereaved when his fish had to leave)

In mourning because someone died: adjective

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Badger

badger

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(a badgering badger)

To tease/annoy: verb

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Bludgeon

dungeon

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To beat with a club: verb

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Chronic

Ron’s hic

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(Ron’s hiccups were chronic)

Continuous, lasting a long time: adjective

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Chasm

spasm

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(a spasm above the chasm)

A deep gorge or opening in the ground: noun

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Catapult

cat

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(testing the first cat catapult)

To launch or to fling: verb

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Callow

shallow

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(our dad was so callow that his first dive was a shallow pool)
Inexperienced: adjective

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Melancholy

melon

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(farmer brown was beset withe melancholy when he saw the worms in his melons)
Depression or sadness: noun

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Gloat

goat

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(I got this award for having so many awards said the gloating goat)
To brag: verb

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Marauders

ma raider

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(the fiercest marauders are Ma raiders)

A raider: noun

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Alleviate

leaves ate

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(the natives believed that if you ate leaves it would alleviate illness)
To relieve: verb

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Amplify

ants and flies

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(the doctor will amplify the ants and flies)

To make larger: verb

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Cerebral

cereal

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(eat your cereal so you’ll grow up and be cerebral like your father)
Relating to the brain or intellect: adjective

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Comprise

surprise

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(pirates surprised to find a treasure comprised of party favors)
To be made up of: verb

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Egalitarian

the gal I’m marryin

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(the gal I’m marryin is egalitarian)

Someone who wants equal rights: noun

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Enrage

hen cage

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(an enraged farmer discovers a fox in his hen cage)

To make someone angry: verb

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Forsake

four snakes

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(the family wisely chose to forsake the campsite due to the four snakes)
To abandon/to go against: verb

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Forbear

four bears

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(please forbear feeding the four bears)

To keep from doing: verb

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Herbicide

suicide

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(when weeds commit suicide they use herbicide)

Something used to kill plants: noun

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Intervene

between

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(referees intervene between players)

To be between: verb

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Loiter

lawyer

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(ambulance chasing lawyers loiter waiting for customers)

To hang around for no reason: verb

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Migratory

my story

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(my story is one of many migratory adventures)

Wandering, nomadic: adjective

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