Bewilder: John was BEWILDERED when he saw the math teacher writing letters on the board that were to be added and multiplied. Aren't we in math class?

Severe: Most people feared the king because his rulings were final and his punishments were painful and SEVERE.

Haughty: Megan did not like the new girl because she was rich, HAUGHTY and kept her nose in the air like she was better than everyone.

Absurd: Bob thought that Jose's ideas about their substitute teacher being an alien were ABSURD

Observe: The teacher stopped the students after she OBSERVED them running in the hall.

Straggle: Vinnie thought that the run would be so easy, but after he got about 1 mile into it, he started to STRAGGLE behind all the other runners.

Obedient: Unlike her older brother Jerome, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate OBEDIENTLY followed the curfew her parents set.

Dreary: The kids wanted to go to the park today, but it was raining, dark and just an overall DREARY day.

Native: Although most of the students came from different countries, Mark was a NATIVE of the town, born and raised

Gradual: Alice was not happy learning French in such a GRADUAL way. She wanted to learn it all immediately.

Conclude: After finding crumbs all over Spot's bed, mom CONCLUDED that the dog had eaten all the cookies.

Remedy: The richest man in town was losing his hearing and he offered a large reward to anyone could find a REMEDY for his condition