Ms. Britton announced that attending the upcoming review session for the social studies exam is MANDATORY and every student must attend.
required, necessary
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The whole class thought Maya's excuse for not having her homework was LUDICROUS when she explained that her pet parrot grabbed it from her backpack and threw it out the window.
ridiculous, absurd, foolish
15
We were stuck in traffic so long on the way to McDonald’s that when I finally got my hands on a burger, I couldn't help but DEVOUR it and ate it up in one huge bite.
eat up, swallow, eat hungrily, eat quickly,
15
Ashanti was embarrassed by her BLUNDER and couldn’t believe she made such a silly mistake.
mistake, error
15
The dreaded statewide exams are INEVITABLE, we usually can't avoid taking them at the end of the year.
unavoidable, certain
15
My family had a vacation planned to Florida during spring break last year, but after COVID put everyone on lockdown, we had to ALTER our plans.
change, adjust
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The students asked Mr. Budde to change the due date of their project because three days was not ADEQUATE to complete an essay, a powerpoint, and prepare a presentation.
(good) enough
15
The divers tried to SALVAGE the valuable cargo from the sunken ship. They hoped to save at least some of the treasures they knew were trapped at the bottom of the sea.
save
15
Ms. Escobar divided the class into groups for classwork and DESIGNATED one student in each group to be the leader.
selected, chose, picked
15
A man who was wrongfully sent to prison 15 years ago for a crime he did not commit was finally EXONERATED last week after proving his innocence.
freed, released, cleared from fault
15
I ACQUIRED all the school supplies I needed from the neighborhood dollar store.
get, obtain
15
Grandma made so much soup that our family had to have soup with every meal for three CONSECUTIVE days to finish it all.
one after another, back-to-back, continuous
15
I smelled the faint scent of pizza coming from the cafeteria while sitting in class and my stomach started growling, but I had to SUPRESS my hunger because there were two more periods until lunch.
stop, hide
15
The cars came to a HALT when the crossing guard put her hand up so that the students could cross the street.
stop
15
For ELA homework, we have to match the vocabulary words to their CORRESPONDING definitions.
matching
15
Samia was relieved to find out that Sabiha would be her partner in the science project because Sabiha is RELIABLE; she always does what she says she will do and works hard.
