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prevailed
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gained advantage or mastery; triumphed
In dance, I prevailed when I learned the choreography quickly. |
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warily
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cautiously
You should approach a wild animal warily. |
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bunions
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swellings at the first joint of the big toes
People with bunions have very sore feet,have to wear comfortable shoes and can even have surgery. |
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sleek
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smooth and shiny; well kept; polished
Some sleek things are my phone, my computer, and my iPod. |
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malevolently
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wishing evil or harm
Mal helps me remember this word because it means bad. An antonym for this would be peacefully. |
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sullenly
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showing resentment and ill humor, gloomily; sadly
I sullenly looked at the homeless man. |
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audible
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loud enough to be heard
A word that has the same prefix and something to do with hearing is audio. |
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nattily
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trimly or smartly in appearance
Origin: in a natty matter |
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triumphantly
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successfully; happily
A verb used after this could be "ran". I triumphantly ran changes the verb because it has more meaning to it. |
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languidly
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sluggishly; indifferent; slowly
weakly, inactively |
