Words May 2025 Week 2

The money was donated by a stranger. (The money was given from a person he didn’t know.)

The money was donated by an anonymous person. (The name of the person giving the money was kept a secret.)

Don’t burn the candle from both ends. (Work less and sleep more.)

 I walked 10,000 steps. (Walking over 7,000 steps pre day will help keep you healthy.)

I removed the stitches from my dress. (This was very time consuming.)

I repurposed the dress and made a new dress for my granddaughter. (To repurpose means to use material to make something different. In this case, the material from an adult’s dress was used to make a child’s dress.)

Her cancer spread and she is receiving chemotherapy. (They are using chemicals to kill the cancer.)

We become more forgetful as we age. (I know this so well.)

The letter was written by an anonymous person. (The writer’s name was not known.)

The city of Seattle’s name derived from Chief Sealth. (The city’s name came from the Native American chief’s name.)

I want to ponder this information before I make my decision. (I want to carefully think about it.)

I covered it with bubble wrap. (Bubble wrap is thin plastic with air bubbles used to fill the unused space in a box before mailing it.)

We stopped by a winery. (Wine is made in a winery, beer in a brewery and whiskey in a distillery.)

We stood in line for 30 minutes. (It was a popular noodle shop, but after the long wait, they were disappointed in the so-so taste.)

Bananas, rice, applesauce, toast and saltine crackers are good for diarrhea. (These foods are home remedies for getting better.)

My father took me to a driving range. (They went to a gold practice range.)

The tumor was malignant. (It was cancerous.)

The tumor was benign. (It was cancer-free.)

I had a growth removed from my skin. (It was benign.)

There is a boardwalk along the stream in the park. (Boardwalks are used over wetlands and sandy beaches.)

It was a temporary fix. (They will replace the car’s mirror when the parts arrive.)