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βœ…Hearty = friendly; providing nourishment

βœ…Hardy = strong πŸ’ͺ; capable

The *hardy* Hound enjoyed a *hearty* meal of chicken. πŸ—

#Vocabulary
✳️Differ = be different

✳️Defer = postpone; yield to another’s wish or opinion

Our ideas DIFFER, so let’s DEFER πŸ™‡ to Dr. Lee’s πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ“ decision.

#Vocabulary
βœ…Lesson = (n.) lecture, teaching

βœ…Lessen = (v.) decrease, reduce πŸ“‰

He begged πŸ™ Mr. Dunne πŸ‘¨β€πŸ« to LESSEN the number of idioms in his LESSONS.

#Vocabulary
USAGE: Indoor, indoors

πŸ“—Indoor is an adjective and indoors is an adverb.

πŸ”ΉExamples:

πŸ”ΉIndoor sports. πŸ‘‰βœ”οΈ

πŸ”ΉIndoors sports. πŸ‘‰βœ–οΈ

πŸ”ΉI stayed indoors. πŸ‘‰βœ”οΈ

πŸ”ΉI stayed indoor. πŸ‘‰βœ–οΈ

#Grammar
✳️A PART = one part

Hard work πŸ’ͺπŸ’¦ is *a part* of success. πŸ†πŸ‹

✳️APART = away from each other; separately

It’s hard 😭 to be *apart* from you. πŸ’”

#Vocabulary
The plural of β€œantenna” is *antennas* for phonesπŸ“±, radios πŸ“», and TVs.

It’s *antennae* for the sensors on insects’ 🐜 and lobsters’ heads.

#Vocabulary
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✳️Diffuse [dih-FYOOS] = to spread out

✳️Defuse [dee-FYOOZ] = to disarm a bomb πŸ’£; to reduce tension

#Vocabulary
β€œPaper tiger” = one who looks and acts tough but is actually weak πŸ—žπŸ―

Most bullies are just *paper tigers*: they’re mean but weak.

#idiomatic_expressions
CAN’T hardly β†’ ❌.

CAN’T barely β†’ ❌.

CAN’T scarcely β†’ ❌.

They’re double πŸ™…πŸ™… negatives.

CAN hardly β†’ βœ”.

CAN barely β†’ βœ”.

CAN scarcely β†’ βœ”.

#Grammar
1. evoke 2. invoke 3. revoke 4. provoke 5. convoke 6. equivoque, equivoke

#Vocabulary