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felines: I love all kinds of felines, including tigers, lions, and even my kitty, Fluffy.

cats

yearned: Liam was a good basketball player who yearned for the chance to play professionally. He practiced every day and called coaches at all the professional teams asking for a try-out.

desired, wanted, dreamed of

ambivalent: Margaret had ambivalent feelings about attending the concert. She knew she’d enjoy the music, but she didn’t really want to go out in the rainy weather.

mixed feelings

plethora: Regina remembered when she had just two pairs of shoes. Now, her closet holds a plethora of shoes in almost every color and every style.

large amount

beneficial: Regular exercise is beneficial to your body, but too much exercise is not good for you.

good for you, helpful

haberdashery: Mr. Johnson owned a haberdashery where he sold men’s suits, men's shirts, and ties.

men's clothing store

vermin: The abandoned house was infested with vermin, including rats, fleas, and cockroaches.

pests

adept: The magician is adept at hiding what he does because I can never figure out his magic tricks.

capable

adoration: The movie star enjoyed the adoration of his millions of fans, but he also missed the days when he could just go to a neighborhood spot and get a burger without being encircled by a mob.

adore, love, praise

conspicuous: The teacher doesn't mind if you chew gum or have a small snack, so long as you are not conspicuous with your consumption. If you put a bag of chips on your desk and start sharing them with everyone, he's going to take your chip

draw attention, notice

omission: Bobby told Suzy that he went to the party, but not that he went to the party with Brenda. Suzy is upset about this omission.

to leave out, to not say

suppressed: No matter how much Jerome felt like being mean to the cranky lady, he knew he needed to keep this job so he suppressed the urge.

stop, end, quit

contradict: Benjamin felt conflicted because the things he learned in science class contradicted what his momma had taught him on the swamp.

opposite, different, deny

shun: Brian thought that parties were a waste of time, money, and energy, so he shunned these social events.

look away, avoid, ignore

immunity: Though all of the other children had either a cold, a flu, or both, Robert had developed an immunity to these illnesses and his play was unaffected

protection, safe

audacious: Kirstin was so audacious as to take the pen out of the businessman's pocket and begin writing the check for him.

bold, daring, fearless

contemplate: I am disappointed, but I have nothing more to say. I will leave you to contemplate how your mother will react to this news.

look thoughtfully, exmaine, think

amass: By making his lunches and saving his lunch money, Alex was able to amass enough to pay for his first semester of college.

gather, get together, out together

discordant: The music teacher had difficulty tolerating the discordant noises produced by her kindergarten class.

loud, terrible, unmusical

proud: Janine was proud when the teacher used Janine's project as an example for other classes.

happy, proud

symmetrical : Gordon wasn't sure that he cut out the shapes properly. He was afraid that he might have made them uneven, but his teacher assured him that his shapes were perfectly symmetrical.

even, uniform, same

feign: Jane got it into her mind that she could get out of studying for any test just by feigning illness the night before the exam.

fake, not real

incredulous: I wanted to give the new kid a chance, but when he started telling me that he could ride his skateboard on top of the telephone wires, all I could do was be incredulous of his comment..

skeptical, unbelieving, judgemental

vex: John felt bad about hitting his little sister, but he was so vexed when he saw her playing with his only Lance Power action figure that he lost his temper.

annoyed, frustrated, worried

disdain: She gives me this look of disdain ever since I donated her dolls to charity.

anger, dissapointment

solemn: The mood in the church became very solemn when the bride began to walk down the aisle.

formal, classy, elegant

audible: A dog whistle makes a high-pitched sound that is only audible to dogs.

able to be heard

uncivil: Ladies, please stop the name calling. There is no reason to act uncivil. Let's discuss the problem.

rude, impolite

moderate: Jamie wants to keep the house spotless all of the time and Shannon is a total slob, but I am a bit more moderate about cleanliness.

average in amount