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bilk n milk!!

bilk

verb

to defraud; cheat

clue: bilk ~~ milk

the milkman bilked the customers by adding water to milk.

 

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craven.... cave !!

Craven

[krey-vuhn] –adjective

 

cowardly

clue : craven-- cave... see a coward outside a cave.

" all laughed at the craven kid when he screamed at the sight of a rabbit in the cave."

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bellicose... belly close!!!

Bellicose

[bel-i-kohs]

–adjective

inclined or eager to fight; 

clue : bellicose ~~ belly close...  the sumo with huge belly eager to fight!!

" The bellicose guys were thrown out of the club."

spry~~~spy....!!!

Spry 

[sprahy]

–adjective

active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.

clue : spy ~~ spry ... the spy is active and brisk.

"Spry man of the football team was the first to find out the details of the bribery scam."

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slake~~ salty lake !!!

Slake

 [sleyk] 

–verb .  to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.

clue: slake ~~ salty lake~~ fishes are thirsty... : )

She slaked her lips with cold water.

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acme... lakme!

ac·me / [ak-mee] 

–noun

 

the highest point; summit; peak

clue : acme ~~ lakme...

The model was at the acme of her career after applying makeup provided by lakme.

 

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awry...dry...

a·wry /əˈrī/ Adverb

with a turn or twist to one side , away from plans.

clue: awry ~~ a way to dry

women twisting the towel to dry it...

 

"our plans to go to a picnic went awry when the rain came"

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aghast~~ a ghost!!

a·ghast/əˈgast/

Adjective: Filled with horror or shock

clue: aghast ~ a ghost... shocked at the sight of a ghost.

 the kids walking in the dark were aghast after hearing loud noises. 

Avulse and pulse!!!!

Avulse . verb 

To cut , separate, tear off 

clue: avulse  ~~ pulse ..... to separate the pulse and the chaff....

"the huge boulder leads to the avulsion of the river . "

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savor~~ flavor...

SAVOR

Noun: A characteristic taste, flavor, or smell, esp. a pleasant one.

clue :  savor~~ flavor

" the dog is mad about the savor of bones."

 

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