It is "crucial" to win the game if we want to make it to the next round.
likely
fun
important
relaxing
Dogs that have been abused and neglected are often "wary" around strangers. Eventually, however, they can learn to trust and love people again.
cautious
sleepy
trusting
friendly
As Jamal ran towards the goal on the soccer field, he suddenly rolled his ankle and fell painfully to the ground. He "grimaced", clutching his ankle in pain.
walked
smiled
frowned
laughed
The "counterfeit" money was not taken at the register.
super
fake
blue
expensive
My pet rabbit is an "herbivore"; he never eats meat.
only eats eggs
only eats fish
only eats white meat
only eats plants
There was a long "hiatus" in the television broadcast. This pause was caused by technical problems.
show
announcement
break
noise
Today in math, we learned to write the "numeral" 8.
addition
math problem
number
letter
Sean blew out the candles on his 10th birthday cake, thinking about all the changes that would take place in the next "decade". He would graduate from high school before he knew it.
ten years
hundred years
one year
three years
Grandma Marie loved to "indulge" her grandchildren whenever she was watching them, giving them all the things they were never allowed to have, like soda and greasy food.
humor
starve
ignore
spoil
Francesca was not "sentimental" about the old maple tree in the front yard. Although it had been important to her family to many generations, she had no trouble deciding to cut it down.
angry
emotional
happy
tired
The science fair needed "impartial" judges: they had to have no biases towards any of the contestants so that it would be fair.
negative
wealthy
open-minded/fair
expert
Wolves like to stay in their "Pack". They do not like to leave the group.
store
group
bag
box
Sometimes, my math homework is tedious, and I want to do something fun instead.
fun
easy
hard
boring
Mia was being very "antagonistic" towards her sister. She kept picking fights with her.
argumentative
kind
helpful
silly
I didn't think the vase was plain at all! I thought it was quite "ornate".
fancy
yellow
ugly
boring
Erica ran the Chicago Half Marathon and felt "lethargic" afterwards.
exhausted
strong
energetic
hungry
Sam felt "elated" when he found out he was going to Disney World.
thrilled
disappointed
tired
annoyed
Mya was nervous for the first day of school. She was an "introvert", and her timidity made it hard for her to make new friends.
a shy person
outsider
new student
class clown
She became extremely "irate" when they told her there were no seats available on the flight
angry
excited
confused
sad
I have a "slight" idea about how to solve that math problem, but I'm not sure.
no idea
great
bright
small
During the winter, a tree's branches are "bare".
a big animal
full of leaves
has lots of fruit
empty
We did not do a good job on our homework, so the teacher made us "redo" it.
color it
do it again
forget it
throw it away
The queen looked "regal" in her bejeweled crown and royal robes.
scary
majestic
silly
beautiful
The "cruel" man broke into the house and stole the TV.
smart
angry
mean
nice
We looked at the "atlas" to figure out where we were going.
map
sky
paper
phone