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purge        dirge  scourge

                         a mournful hymn __________
              a plague or a widespread disease __________
whip, lash, strap; treatment of Christ on Good Friday __________
            to get rid of something undesirable __________

                        to cleanse or purify __________

Exercise 138

                     clerk jerk perk

                      to pull hard, yank, tug __________
                      to spruce up or freshen up __________
              percolate __________ a helper in a store__________
                     fringe benefits from an employer __________

              lurk   murk  Turk       work

darkness, gloom __________ a native of Turkey __________
prowl, skulk, slink __________ purposeful play __________

                        lie in wait, waylay __________

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