He glared at his grandfather as he shouted, "NO" and stomped his foot. Grandpa had no idea why the boy was being so belligerent. ---------What might "belligerent" mean?

The yoga instructor put her pinky toe next to her ear as her elbow touched her ankle. She was so contorted, she looked like a pretzel!                                      -------------What might "contorted" mean?

Astrid was distraught. Her pet chicken passed away this weekend. --------- What might "distraught" mean?

Marissa glared at the boy holding her birthday present. She had caught him stealing it from her locker. The scoundrel had tried to tell her that it was his! ------------What might "scoundrel" mean?

John watched his ice melt in the glass. The sweltering summer day left their foreheads sweaty and skin slightly pink.----------------What might "sweltering" mean?

An evening storm swirled around the campsite. The tents shook, the tree branches whipped back and forth, and all the supplies blew away. It was hard to enjoy such a blustery day. ------------What might "blustery" mean?

The principal reminded the students not to leave their locker doors ajar. Anyone could get into your stuff! -----------What might "ajar" mean?

Darrel was offered a Pop-Tart by the teacher. He told her no because he had eaten an adequate breakfast. --------------What might "adequate" mean?

The vicious dog barked at the girls. They began to cry and ran to their parents.                         ----------What might "vicious" mean?

John squinted as he looked at the leaf. He couldn't believe Mrs. Eggar had said microscopic bugs lived on plants. He didn't see anything!  -------------- What might "microscopic" mean?

Captain Tate was hiding from his mother at Walmart. He put on a disguise and tried be inconspicuous.                                    ---------------- What might "inconspicuous" mean?

Greyson had many great ideas; however, he was broke and didn't have the monetary supply to make them reality.     ------------What might "monetary" mean?

The cheerleader kicked in the air and did a front flip. After leading a loud cheer, she leaped in the air again. She was exuberant! ---------- What might  "exuberant" mean?