Tripling the fine for speeding was successful in curtailing the number of traffic accidents caused by speeding.
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yank -
To quickly pull something
Edmund yanked the cord on the lawnmower to get it started.
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embedded -
Inserted as part of something larger or more complex.
A video was embedded in the article to give more context.
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jabber -
To talk rapidly and excitedly but with little sense
Irene jabbered so much that it sounded like she was talking to ten people at once.
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clump -
A compacted mass or lump of something
Torrie was impressed that the small clump of soil was enough for a plant to sprout from it.
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sundry -
Various items not important enough to be mentioned individually
Wes needed to freshen up before getting on the plane, so the newsstand employee pointed him to the deodorant and other various sundries on the shelves.
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leeway -
The amount of freedom or flexibility given to make decisions or changes.
My boss gave me some leeway on the project deadline, so I had extra time to finish.
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fragment -
A small piece that's come off a larger whole
When we went on the picnic, we found a fragment of a meteor that had hit that spot thousands of years ago.
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druthers -
A person's preference in a matter
If he had his druthers, Vance would be a professional writer instead of working in an office all day.
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snore -
To breathe in a very noisy way through the nose and mouth while sleeping.
She decided to wear earplugs at night because when her husband snored loudly, it woke her up.
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segue -
To move without stopping from one activity, topic, song, etc., to another.
The audience loved the way the speaker would segue from one interesting topic to another without pausing.
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crisp -
Firm and dry (food); cool and fresh (weather)
I was hungry, and the crisp crackers with cheese tasted delicious.
