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Exercise 174

                     crisp lisp wisp

      difficulty pronouncing letters like S and Z __________
            invigorating, such as mountain air __________
              thread of smoke, a faint cloud __________

         firm but brittle, such as potato chips __________

Exercise 175

                     grist gist mist fist

fog, haze, spray __________                  closed hand __________

              grain to be ground into flour __________

                     crux, thrust, main idea __________

list          twist  wrist             cyst  tryst* Pronounced 2 ways.

              a date, meeting, or rendezvous __________

record of names, etc. __________       place for a watch __________

                     a growth on the body __________

                     to grab hold and turn __________

              dance craze popularized in the 1960s __________

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