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  • Everyone at else at the party wanted pepperoni pizza but Tim because he DETESTED meat.
    Hated
  •  5
  • Kyle was the SOLE person in the movie theater. Nobody else had arrived. Kyle could sit in any seat. 
    Only One
  •  15
  • Breanna was relieved to find out that Erica would be her partner in the research project. Erica is RELIABLE; she always does what she says she will do and works hard. 
    Trustworthy
  •  10
  • Looking out the window of the bus, Devon imagined the VAST fields of corn reaching every edge of the state. he had never seen so much corn! 
    Large amount of space
  •  25
  • Grandpa did not know that Sue was coming along on the fishing trip, now he had to ALTER his plans.
    Change
  •  15
  • The police officer held her hand out. The cars HALTED. The children crossed the street. Then the police officer waved her hand. All the cars started to move again. 
    Stopped
  •  10
  • Monkeys do tricks and AMUSE people. Monkeys climb very fast. They blow horns. They dance and make funny noises. People laugh when they watch monkeys. 
    Entertain
  •  10
  • Sheep have wooly, white hair. Their hair grows during the winter. The wool is SHEARED in the spring. Then the sheep have short hair for the summer. 
    Cut
  •  10
  • Jessica and Ruth saw the sky turn dark. Large raindrops began to fall. They ran. They looked very funny when they walked into the house. They were DRENCHED! 
    Wet
  •  5
  • Sometimes people hurt animals. I think people should be TENDER and kind to animals. Most animals are nice. They do not hurt anyone. 
    Loving
  •  15
  • When Kim got a tiny cut on her finger, she got all MELODRAMATIC and began sobbing.
    overly emotional
  •  20
  • As Tommy walked home with the money he had stolen from his friend in his pocket, powerful feelings of REMORSE bubbled in his stomach.
    deep regret or guilt
  •  15
  • When the other moms heard about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with INQUIRIES for her award winning muffin recipe.
    Asking for informaiton
  •  15
  • The cat was PERCHED on the edge of the sofa's arm, waiting to hop off as the mouse ran by.
    sit/rest on something
  •  10
  • My grandma always worries about me, buf if she were a little less FRETFUL she'd be more fun.
    feeling distress
  •  10
  • John was so APPALLED by the bloodshed in the movie, that he wrote to the newspapers warning parents to not allow their children to see this movie.
    Greatly horrified
  •  20