Category: Grammar Bomb

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The two assistants ran downstairs,

searching for their leader to offer him their assistance.

assistance {noun} [THINK: provision of something to help someone]

assistants {noun} [THINK: person who ranks below a senior person]

 

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The amiable juggler greeted the child with an amicable smile.

 

amiable {adj} [THINK: having or displaying a pleasant manner]

amicable {adj} [THINK: having a spirit of friendliness]

 

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The council met; they are upset

the American consul rejected their counsel.

 

council {noun} [THINK: advisory; body of people elected to manage]

counsel {noun & verb} [THINK: advice]

consul {noun} [THINK: official appointed by government]

 

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“The assent of the crowd could be heard

as the team made their ascent up the mountain.”

 

assent {noun & verb} [THINK: expression of approval]

ascent {noun} [THINK: climb or walk to the summit]

 

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The baby was born three months ago;

we were informed by the message

borne on the pony express.

born {adj} [THINK: existing as a result of birth]

borne {adj} [THINK: carried or transported by]

 

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The shepherd heard the cries of the sheep

and he approached;

it was time to herd the herd into the corral.

 

herd {noun & verb} [THINK: large group of animals; move in a direction]

heard {verb} [THINK: perceive with the ear]

 

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The sensor’s light flashed;

the information they were

trying to share was censored;

if they continued to try to use it,

they would be censured by the committee.

 

censor {noun & verb} [THINK: examine and suppress]

sensor {noun} [THINK: device detects or measures]

censure {verb & noun} [THINK: express severe disapproval]

 

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This is the descendent line from my great grandfather; I am only one of his descendants.

descendant {noun} [THINK: descended from a particular ancestor; (a)]

descendent {adj} [THINK: describing descending from an ancestor; (e)]

 

 

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His amoral view of cheating was nothing compared

to his father’s immoral lifestyle of murder.

 

amoral {adj} [THINK: unconcerned with a moral sense]

immoral {adj} [THINK: not conforming to accepted standards of morality]

 

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“His monotone voice has the power to enervate even the strongest of attention spans; his discussion on the nervous system is represented well on this drawing—you can see where the bundle passes outward to innervate the extremities.”

 

enervate {adj & verb} [THINK: lacking in energy; weaken (e)]

innervate {verb} [THINK: supply organ with nerves]