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- Dr. Atom’s presentation was so ______ that I felt like I could build a nuclear reactor in my garage.
a. perspicacious
b. perspicuous - Thankfully, my wife talked me out of it and saved me from ______.
a. embarrassment
b. embarassment - There are four common English words that end in -dous. Can you name them?
- Dr. Atom’s presentation was so ______ that I felt like I could build a nuclear reactor in my garage.
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- b. perspicuous
- a. embarrassment
- hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, tremendous
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