The lake SURROUNDED the castle so that nobody could just walk right up to the castle. What does SURROUNDED mean?

Paula said, "On the PREVIOUS page, the character did something unusual, so look back to that page if you forget what it was." What does PREVIOUS mean?

Nisha arrived at 4:00 pm for a 4:00 pm appointment. Good, she wasn't late! She's always PUNCTUAL. What does PUNCTUAL mean?

"Do you live here?" Azita asked Tony. "No, I am just visiting. I am a CITIZEN of Spain." What does CITIZEN mean?

Marco and Fizel had TENTATIVE plans on Saturday - they were hoping to hang out, but weren't sure if it was going to happen or what they would do. What does TENTATIVE mean?

Connie said, "I wish my birthday happened every month, instead of only happening ANNUALLY!" What does ANNUALLY mean?

"Dude, can you CEASE that pencil tapping? You've been doing it for 10 minutes and I'm sick of it!" What does CEASE mean?

I wasn't able to get my vaccine because I am 14, and you have to be 16 to be ELIGIBLE. What does ELIGIBLE mean?

Jamal's teacher was trying to explain how to multiply two numbers, but Jamal just didn't understand! He was so PERPLEXED and needed more help understanding how to do it. What does PERPLEXED mean?

Archie the dog fell right to sleep after his busy day at the dog park. "Wow, I think we EXHAUSTED him," Lauren said. What does EXHAUSTED mean?

Hudson felt that the PS5 was way SUPERIOR to the PS4. He was so glad he got it! What does SUPERIOR mean?

"We find the defendant not guilty," the jury announced. Jimmy was EXONERATED so he wouldn't have to go to prison! What does EXONERATED mean?