“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: 

Sometimes Mia can be so stubborn! She always wants to do things her way. She just won't listen to anyone else. What does stubborn mean?

After practicing long division for a few weeks, Mia said that it was as "easy as ABC!"

On the field trip, Mrs. Williams had to "count noses" over and over to make sure no one was lost.

The science test was the next day, so Michael decided he should "crack a book".

Keisha wanted to do well on the spelling test. She knew that if she "passed with flying colors", she might make the spelling bee team.

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

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: 

If you put you car in reverse, it will move backward. What does reverse mean?

When my class couldn't agree on a class pet, Miss Goh said we'd decide by using "a show of hands".

The research project took so long to create that we were "working our fingers to the bone".

I hurried into the room when I heard Zoe shriek. She screamed because she saw a mouse run across the floor. What does shriek mean>

Mallory visits the library often. Everyone says she's a real "bookworm".