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skirt flirt dirt squirt

tease, play, banter with the opposite sex __________

dust, soil, mud, grime __________       to go around __________

to move with a jerk or jerks; dart about __________

to spray __________                     a dress __________

to flit about or move in a fluttering manner (as a butterfly) __________

to consider or play with (such as a bold idea) __________

Exercise 145

              birth  mirth              girth

                    being born, nativity __________
               distance around (of a tree) __________
              happiness, merriment, gaiety __________

worth         berth                earth dearth        hearth

firmament, our planet __________        value __________

the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone or brick __________

lack or short supply, not having enough of something __________

anchorage, to dock a boat __________ sleeping space on a train __________

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