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I feel so gloomy and MELANCHOLY on Wednesday mornings, and I don't even know why.
sad
I thought it was PREPOSTEROUS that Brian tried to convince us that he had a candy bar tree.
ridiculous, foolish, dumb
My mom usually likes to stick to a schedule and plan things way ahead of time, so I was surprised when she took us on a SPONTANEOUS trip.
spontaneous = not planned, sudden
My backpack is DURABLE. I've had it for eight years and it still hasn't broken.
durable = sturdy, tough
Ever since he lost his job as a highly paid tester at the candy factory, Tommy has been MOROSE.
morose = gloomy, sad
Owls are NOCTURNAL. They fly around and look for food at night
nocturnal = active at night
Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the DELICATE stem would break.
delicate = easy to break
Smith got his nickname because he was ELUSIVE – hard to catch.
Elusive = hard to catch
Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he CONSUMED three sandwiches and a quart of milk.
consumed = ate
The cruise ship had difficulty NAVIGATING the waters due to its large size.
navigating = moving around, steering
The teacher told them it was time for INDEPENDENT work, but he had some questions so he went to the teacher for help.
independent = not depending on someone else
He was really scared of the GIGANTIC, or huge, spider. He had never seen such a large spider in his life.
Gigantic = huge, large
He breathed deeply, more interested in DETECTING the faint smell of the meatloaf.
Detected = identify, notice
She wondered whether the flowers on the food were EDIBLE or if they were just for decoration.
Edible = able to eat
It seemed very doubtful whether he would ACCOMPLISH his desire. He would need to work very hard to reach his goals.
Accomplish = reach, achieve