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Vocabulary for StarfishUse pliant instead of flexibleSynonyms: pliable, bendableExample: The rubber toy was pliant, and the baby enjoyed wiggling it back and forth. Use sprawled instead of spread outSynonyms: prostrate, proneMost used other forms: sprawling, (to) sprawlExample: The toys were sprawled all over the floor Use martyr instead of (a) victim Synonyms: (a) sacrificeMost used other forms: martyrdomExample: He made himself a martyr for the cause and died defending the beached whales. Use splayed instead of spread outSynonyms: expanded, widenedMost used other forms: splay, splayingExample: The crayons were splayed across the floor. Use artless instead of naturalSynonyms: naive, simple-mindedMost used other forms: artlesslyExample: The dance was fun to do in a line, but was artless in technique.Warm-Up #2The victim was honored by the pope for his sacrifices defending lepers. The plastic was pliable, and we bent it into the circle. The new wife was simple and didn’t realize the rich women at the club looked down at her.The kittens were spread out on the sofa. The gloves caused his fingers to widen, and they hurt his knuckles. Warm-Up #3artlessA. contractedsprawledB. egomaniacsplayedC. rigidmartyrD. compactedpliant E. flamboyantWarm-Up #4Cookie dough is this. Mother Teresa was this. Disney World’s land is this in Orlando. Manspreading is doing this with one’s legs on a train, bus, or plane.A young person coming to the city from the country for the first time is usually this. Vocabulary Warm-Up #5Use each word in an original sentence and add the words to a vocabulary chart. ................
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