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PART 1: THE SKILL

Shades of Meaning

Shades of meaning are small di erences in meanings between words !wo words might ha"e similar

meanings# b$t one might be stronger or more forcef$l than the other %ore&am'le# pretty and beautiful ha"e similar meanings# b$t the word beautiful is stronger than theword pretty

(ne wa) to $nderstand shades of meaning is to arrange a gro$' of words from least to most 'owerf$lmeaning *oo+ at this gro$' of "erbs:

toss , throw , h$rl

Notice that throw is in the middle of the gro$' of words !his is beca$se toss and hurl are wa)s to throwsomething !o toss something is to throw it lightl) !o h$rl something is to throw it forcef$ll)

Now loo+ at the series of ad-ecti"es below

d$st) , dirt) , .lth)

Notice the di erence in meanings as )o$ mo"e from left to right Something that is .lth) is m$ch lessclean than something that is d$st)

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