#RA-3508Read AloudCore & AcademicEasyReal Exam Prediction
Akimbo
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Akimbo, this must be one of the more unusual looking words in the language. It puzzles us in part because it doesn't seem to have any relatives. What's more, it is now virtually a fossil word, until recently almost invariably found in arms, akimbo, a posture in which a person stands with hands on hips and elbows sharply bent outward, one that signals impatience and hostility.
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