Mary, of course you’re always tired. Most nights you stay up late working and infrequently take a day off. What does “infrequently” mean? 

If you don’t get help quickly for your condition, it could become chronic. Then you may have to take medicine for the rest of your life. Chronic means:

The smell of cookies lured the children into the kitchen. They followed the sweet scent without even thinking. The word lured means…

I was working with three other students on a group project for Science class. We had so many disagreements that we had to ask the teacher to help us resolve our issues. Resolve means: 

The puppy was timid when it first arrived at the shelter. It stayed in the corner and hid behind its blanket. The word timid means…

fter running the race, Mia felt parched. She grabbed a big bottle of water and drank it quickly. The word parched means…

Maya’s room was immaculate. Every book was lined up neatly on the shelf, and her bed was perfectly made without a single wrinkle. The word immaculate means…

“I am going to rescind the permission I gave for you to use my toys," T. J. announced angrily. I thought you would take good care of them, but I was wrong!” Rescind means: 

After staying up all night studying, Jayden felt sluggish the next morning. He could barely keep his eyes open during class. The word sluggish means…

We have lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college and be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.Lofty means:

David hoped that nobody would know he was in the building. Didn’t he realize that parking his new car in the driveway made his presence rather conspicuous? The word conspicuous means: 

No one suspected that Jerry was a spy. On the surface he behaved like any normal citizen. When his covert activity was discovered and announced to the world, we were all shocked. Covert means: 

The scientist wrote down every detail of the experiment with precision. She wanted to be sure her results were exact and correct. The word precision means…