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exacerbate (verb) - Nothing exacerbates me more than waiting in a slow check-out line in the grocery store.miscreant (noun) - In the movie, Despicable Me, the character Gru tries to be a miscreant but really is a good person.
Sorry, I didn't follow the directions, so let me try this again!Gru was a miscreant that became exacerbated trying to steal the moon in the movie Despicable Me.
How about… The miscreant exacerbated the fire by pouring gasoline on it.
The situation was exacerbated by the miscreants actions.
Good try, Doris. But you haven't used the word "exacerbate" correctly.It means "to worsen".Jeanette and Amanda got it.Aman, you almost got it. But you need to use the passive (and don't forget the article):In some countries, election violence and unrest is exacerbated by a few greedy and miserable miscreants.
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exacerbate (verb) - Nothing exacerbates me more than waiting in a slow check-out line in the grocery store.
miscreant (noun) - In the movie, Despicable Me, the character Gru tries to be a miscreant but really is a good person.
Sorry, I didn't follow the directions, so let me try this again!
Gru was a miscreant that became exacerbated trying to steal the moon in the movie Despicable Me.
How about… The miscreant exacerbated the fire by pouring gasoline on it.
The situation was exacerbated by the miscreants actions.
Good try, Doris. But you haven't used the word "exacerbate" correctly.
It means "to worsen".
Jeanette and Amanda got it.
Aman, you almost got it. But you need to use the passive (and don't forget the article):
In some countries, election violence and unrest is exacerbated by a few greedy and miserable miscreants.
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