"What are the dates that you need me to babysit? Can you give them to me in CHRONOLOGICAL order so that I can write them down in order?" What does CHRONOLOGICAL 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?

"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?

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?

"Um, I don't really like that lunch," Jorge said. "Is there an ALTERNATIVE lunch? What does ALTERNATIVE mean?

Mom said, "I have to pick you up early from school today. I will email your teachers to INFORM them." What does INFORM 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?

The hurricane that hit the Bahamas was a huge CATASTROPHE. Everything was destroyed, people lost their homes, and many died. What's a CATASTROPHE?

"We can't run the sprinklers today," Mom said on a hot summer's day. "Water is SCARCE because it hasn't rained in two weeks." What does SCARCE mean?

At Starbucks they always knew Brian's order because he went there FREQUENTLY. What does FREQUENTLY mean?

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

The family was in a car accident. When they looked at the car, they realized they weren't hurt and there was no car damage. "Wow! We are so FORTUNATE to be okay!" said Tamika. What does FORTUNATE mean?