Squirrels scampered quickly up the rough tree trunk.

Meaning: The squirrels moved fast up the bumpy part of the tree.

Choice of Words: A squirrel is a small animal with a bushy tail. Scampered means to move quickly and lightly. Quickly means with speed. Rough means not smooth or even. A tree trunk is the main stem of a tree.

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The squirrels dashed swiftly up the rugged tree trunk.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how squirrels move quickly and lightly up the bumpy surface of a tree trunk, but it uses different words to convey the same meaning.

Choice of Words: Dashed is another word for scampered, which means to move quickly and lightly. Swiftly is another word for quickly, which means at a fast pace. Rugged is another word for rough, which means having an uneven or bumpy surface.

The nimble squirrels ascended rapidly up the gnarled tree trunk.

Meaning: This sentence describes how squirrels move quickly and easily up the twisted and bumpy surface of a tree trunk, using more sophisticated vocabulary.

Choice of Words: Nimble means quick and agile. Ascended means to move upwards. Rapidly means at a fast pace. Gnarled means having a twisted or knobby surface.

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