"Myopia"

I didn't realize I had myopia until I failed my vision test for my driver's license renewal. Fortunately, I don't need reading glasses.

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"Expurgate"

When the teenage girl's father decided to join a social networking system, the girl made a mad rush to expurgate her profile of all her bathing suit photos and other information that she wanted to hide from him.

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"Froward"

Our froward cat was insistent upon either getting into the basement or into my room. Fortunately, she didn't scratch me when I picked her up and carried her out of each room.

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"Tome"

The graduate student returned to the library and scanned the count's history in an old tome that the library would not circulate. Sure enough, the elder Lady Chadwick's name appeared in one small, obscure reference to the count. The student was still in disbelief that such scandal could follow the old-money Chadwicks. If only he had more information...

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"Osteopath"

The man went to a lower-rated osteopath to save money; he came back hunched over like a gorilla and in a terrific amount of pain.

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"Toady"

"Brody the Toady" liked to gossip about his boss behind his back; to his face, Brody was a yes-man, and constantly praised the employer's achievements. Of course, Brody got what he wanted--a promotion.

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"Highhanded"

The student read on. The mistress tired of the count's highhanded demeanor toward her after the affair ended. So that's why she wanted to destory his character even after six months...

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