DURABLE: Compound or Complex? Certain products are durable and last a long time, while other products are so cheaply made, that they break after one use.
DURABLE: adj., built to last, able to withstand wear or damage, Compound sentence
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VEER: Compound or Complex? In order to avoid crashing into the moose, the driver veered off the road to the right, which fortunately was an open field.
VEER: verb-to change direction or course suddenly, Complex sentence
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LEGENDARY: Compound or Complex? Redwoods State Park is in Ferndale, California and includes Rockefeller Grove, which happens to be the home of the legendary Rockefeller Tree, a 362' tall and 13' 6" wide giant.
LEGENDARY: adj., relating to a legend, well-known, famous, compound-complex sentence
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(INVALIDATE )Compound, Complex, or Compound Complex? If you do not return that shirt to the store within 30 days, they will invalidate your receipt, and you will regret it.
Invalidate: to show or prove false, void, to make invalid. Compound-Complex sentence
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ENTERPRISING, Compound, Complex or Compound Complex? He was an enterprising young man, and started 10 companies before he was finished with high school.
ENTERPRISING: adj., having or showing initiative and resourcefulness, Compound-Complex sentence
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(ANTICS) The antics of the playful monkeys were hilarious, causing everyone to laugh.
DETRIMENT, Life is more than just work, so it's important to avoid working too many long hours, which could lead to the detriment of your health.
Detriment; noun: the state of being harmed, injured, or damaged. Compound-Complex sentence
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FRUGAL: Compound or Complex? One can be frugal and stick to a budget, but it takes willpower and some sacrifice.
FRUGAL: adj., sparing or economical in regards to money or food, thrifty, simple, plain, costing little.Compound sentence
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OBLIQUE: He pretended he was in the music business, and made oblique references to various people to try to get into the sold-out concert.
OBLIQUE: adj., indirect, vague, not to the point, or slanting or sloping, diagonal lines. Compound sentence
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VENERATE, Compound or Complex? To venerate Mr. Karlsson's 50 years of teaching, the county is naming the new high school after him.
Venerate: To regard with great respect, admiration, to revere, Complex sentence
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CONGESTED: Compound or Complex? Because the freeways were always so congested on Friday nights, he decided to wait until Saturday morning to drive up to his cabin.
CONGESTED: adj., crowded with traffic or people preventing freedom of movement, Complex sentence
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AVOWED: Compound, Complex or Compound Complex? Although I am an avowed vegetarian, I still can't help licking my lips and sniffing curiously when I smell somebody grilling steaks or burgers outside!