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quirk         smirk          shirk         chirk           irk


               bother or annoy __________                          a squeak or a chirp __________


                                 a sassy or impudent look __________


                                 to shun or shake off (responsibility)


                                 odd way or mannerism __________





                            burl          furl           curl         churl


             gnarled or knotted growth on a tree trunk __________


             lock of hair curved into a round or spiral shape __________


             to roll up tightly and make secure, as a flag to a staff __________

             an ill-tempered, ill-bred, uncouth, rude, or boorish person __________






          Exercise 139

                                        hurl               purl               knurl


                                small hard knob or protuberance __________


                a soft murmuring sound (as of a shallow brook or stream) __________

                             to throw something with great force __________


                                   to flow in whirls and ripples __________







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