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English 35 Public

Figuring out definitions based on context of sentence - middle school level

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I'm so lucky that my friend's house is ADJACENT to mine, I can walk next door any time I want!

Next to

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Sometimes, chameleons ADAPT to their surroundings by changing colors.

Change

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Ten inches of snow ACCUMULATED on the ground during the blizzard.

Built up

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It's important to have APPROPRIATE behavior in class and not mess around.

Acceptable, fitting

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I am ANTICIPATING a fun birthday party since all of my friends will be there.

Expecting

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The wedding was a CATASTROPHE. It rained the whole time and the cake fell on the bride!

Disaster

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Please COMPOSE an email to your boss.

Write, make up

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Construction on the interstate is CONTINUOUS throughout the summer.

Ongoing

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Orange and blue are CONTRASTING colors.

Different, opposite

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She declared that she was finished with her homework.

Said

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An orange and a grapefruit are SIMILAR.

Almost the same, alike

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It's not a big deal, so there's no need to take any DRASTIC measures.

Big, important

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It sounds like you had an interesting weekend, please ELABORATE.

Tell more

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There is no need to EXAGGERATE how big your fish was. It's okay if you only caught a little one.

Stretch the truth

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We EXHAUSTED all of our options and were still unable to solve the problem.

Tried, used up

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"Raining cats and dogs" is my favorite EXPRESSION when it pours.

Saying, figure of speech

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