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Exercise 142
slurp chirp
tweet, peep __________ to sip loudly __________
Exercise 143
nurse purse curse
pocketbook, handbag, clutch __________ a jinx, hex, or spell __________
a doctor's aide __________
verse terse hearse worse
poetry, rhymed meter __________
a funeral limousine __________ not as good as __________
brusque, curt, snappy, gruff; short, concise or to the point __________
Exercise 144
curt hurt blurt spurt pert
injured, wounded __________
to speak out suddenly or impulsively __________
said abruptly, gruffly or harshly, or ungraciously __________
a marked increase of effort for a short period __________
saucy, lively, chipper, feisty __________
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