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Week 6 glutton – noun someone who consumes too much food or drink
Week 6 glutton – noun someone who consumes too much food or drink. I am a glutton when it comes to Hot Tamales – I can eat a whole box in no time. My gluttonous friend ate three bags of chips, four hot dogs, and drank six cans of soda. Gluttonous – adj. gluttonously - adv. Gluttony - noun
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hiatus – noun a break or vacation I needed a hiatus from work, so I went to Hawaii for two weeks. (hiatuses or hiatus – plural)
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querulous – adj. grumpy; complaining My mom says I am querulous when I don’t get enough sleep. querulously – adv. querulousness - noun
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engender – verb to create; to cause The roadside bomb engendered more fighting in the area. Talking badly about someone engenders more problems than it’s worth.
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hyperbole – noun an exaggeration or extravagant statement
hyperbole – noun an exaggeration or extravagant statement. Include a hyperbole in your sentence.
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Affixes Prefix: re Meaning: again Examples: reuse, reheat, recall
Suffix: -ify Meaning: to make; changes words to a verb Examples: intensify, electrify, pacify
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