Building a Better Vocabulary

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1. Left in your desk over the weekend, your pastrami sandwich might
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   your comments at last week’s meeting and nitpicking the wording
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3. A synonym for maudlin, this word carries a connotation of sickening
   or disgusting.


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   homeowner’s association, late trash pick-ups, and delays in getting
   the roads plowed after a snowstorm. How might you describe this
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5. This word is often used to describe sickly sweet sentiment resulting
   from drunkenness.


6. Chris and Sue recently began dating and call each other Cupcake and
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7. How might the phrase fulsome praise have both negative and positive
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8. What word can be used to describe both a scandalous movie and a
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