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friend n. a person one likes. Julio is a grand adj. large; beautiful; impressive.
good friend. The queen lived in a grand palace.
companion someone close to another; magnificent stately; grand. The royal
someone to share with. Jane’s dog is her family lived in a magnificent castle by the
favorite companion. river.
comrade a close friend. The officer and her majestic noble; grand. The queen rode in a
comrade directed traffic. majestic carriage.
mate a fellow worker or companion. My splendid brilliant; grand. The picture
trusted mate helped with the work. showed a splendid view of the palace.
pal a friend; comrade. My pal and I like to
play baseball. great adj. large in size or number; big. A
great crowd of people was at the carnival.
funny adj. strange; unusual; peculiar. That enormous huge; very large. The enormous
is a funny way to act. crowd clapped for the clowns.
curious odd; unusual. We heard the curious immense very large; huge. The immense
noises from the haunted house. elephant stood by the tiny mouse.
odd strange; peculiar. The music was odd large big. A whale is large.
because it had no melody. vast very great; large. The animals roamed
peculiar unusual; strange. Having a snake through the vast jungle.
for a pet is somewhat peculiar.
furry adj. covered with fur. A mouse is a H H H
small furry animal.
bushy thick; spreading. The pirate’s beard
was very bushy. hair n. the mass of thin threadlike strands
hairy covered with hair. The dog has a that grow on a person’s or animal’s skin.
hairy body. Elizabeth has beautiful hair.
woolly covered with wool or something curl a lock of hair forming a ring. She
like it. The sheep had a woolly coat. tucked a curl behind her ear.
locks the hair on one’s head. She tied a
G G G happy adj. feeling or showing pleasure;
ribbon around her curly locks.
joyful. The happy man whistled all day.
give v. to hand over to another as a cheerful joyful; happy. The cheerful clerk
present. Please give me the watch. helped us find the book.
award to give; present. He will award a glad feeling happy; pleased. We were glad
prize to the best writer. when we finished the test.
donate to give help or money; contribute. antonym: sad
We will donate our time to clean the park.
present to offer; give. The track coach will
present ribbons to the winning teams.
antonym: take
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