✅ A bookworm is a person who loves reading, either for pleasure or in order to study (I was such a bookworm that I went to the library every day).

✅ A bibliophile is a person who loves or collects books, especially rare or unusual books or books as examples of artistry (Rare books like that are usually snapped up by bibliophiles).

✅ Bookworm and bibliophile are often used interchangeably, even though their meanings are a bit different. Bookworm often refers particularly to a person who loves reading or studying.

✅ Bookworm is a more informal term, whereas bibliophile is a more formal or literary term.

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✅ Predicament refers to a difficult, dangerous, or confusing situation (When I was on the roof and the ladder fell over, I was left in a predicament).

✅ Quagmire refers to a situation that is very difficult to get out of (I found myself in a quagmire of troubles due to my lies).

✅ Predicament and quagmire both refer to situations that are difficult to navigate and escape.

✅ However, predicament suggests the situation itself is problematic or dangerous, whereas quagmire suggests that getting out of the situation is what is difficult—the situation itself might not be dangerous.

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✅ Scent refers to a distinctive smell, particularly a pleasant one (He preferred the soap with the scent of fresh roses).

✅ Bouquet, in the sense of an aroma, is used specifically to refer to the smell or smells of certain kinds of alcohol (We determined that the Cabernet Sauvignon had a bouquet of fresh bread and caramelized sugar).

✅ Scent and bouquet can both be used sarcastically or with humor to describe bad smells (I detect a bouquet of rotting fish and sulfur; He gave off the scent of tar).

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