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Question
Match the words in the box with their meanings. You may take the help of a dictionary.
| grizzled | astonished | foothills |
| stroked | familiar |
| near the lower part of a mountain | __________________ |
| with grey hair | __________________ |
| to rub gently | __________________ |
| to be very surprised | __________________ |
| known to you | __________________ |
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Solution
| near the lower part of a mountain | foothills |
| with grey hair | grizzled |
| to rub gently | stroked |
| to be very surprised | astonished |
| known to you | familiar |
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