I wanted to eat the apple in the basket ____ I couldn't reach it on the table.

Tammy bought me a gift _______ it is my birthday.

I like blueberries, ____ I do not like raspberries.

Connie is never happy when everyone is getting along. She always instigates fights and then acts like little Miss Innocent. When you instigate something, you __________. 

His shirt was orange ____ blue with a gator on it.

Lisa said, “Mia, why are you making such a big deal about Linda's hair? Yes, she did dye it purple and it's an odd color. But so what? It's such a trivial matter. ”Trivial 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: 

You decide, you can get a pet dog ___ a pet lizard.

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

The home team made sure the officials were on their side. They won the championship but no one from any other town would accept the winners as legitimate champions. Legitimate means:

I was happy to see my best friend, _____ I hugged him.

When Kim and Kia were fighting over a boy, Shana stepped in as a mediator. She sat them both down and got them talking to each other again. Mediator 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: