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Exercise 129               leer   cheer  fleer  jeer
                     deer

contempt, scorn or derision __________ to taunt, mock or boo __________

to look sideways with a sly intent __________ doe or buck __________

to grin or laugh mockingly __________    route for __________

veer                       sneer  sheer  queer  seer

be turned off course (as a boat blown by the wind) __________

having a see-through quality (like stockings) __________

a sharp, steep, vertical drop, such as a cliff wall __________

one who sees into the future __________  smirk or scoff at __________

pure, absolute __________                odd, strange __________

beer                       peer   steer  sphere mere

to direct, drive, or guide; to influence __________

a castrated bull __________                     brew, ale __________

to look intensely (often with difficulty) __________

of equal rank or standing (e.g. classmates) __________

an orb; shaped like various balls __________ simple, plain __________

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