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  • The queen looked "regal" in her bejeweled crown and royal robes.
    beautiful
    majestic
    scary
    silly
  • There was a long "hiatus" in the television broadcast. This pause was caused by technical problems.
    announcement
    noise
    show
    break
  • The science fair needed "impartial" judges: they had to have no biases towards any of the contestants so that it would be fair.
    expert
    negative
    wealthy
    open-minded
  • Tim was "irate" that they lost the game, but he took a deep breath and felt better.
    sad
    frustrated
    confused
    excited
  • Today in math, we learned to write the "numeral" 8.
    letter
    addition
    number
    math problem
  • Sometimes, my math homework is tedious, and I want to do something fun instead.
    boring
    hard
    easy
    fun
  • The "counterfeit" money was not taken at the register.
    expensive
    blue
    super
    fake
  • 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.
    outsider
    new student
    a shy person
    class clown
  • I didn't think the vase was plain at all! I thought it was quite "ornate".
    ugly
    boring
    fancy
    yellow
  • My pet rabbit is an "herbivore"; he never eats meat.
    only eats plants
    only eats eggs
    only eats white meat
    only eats fish
  • Sam felt "elated" when he found out he was going to Disney World.
    annoyed
    disappointed
    thrilled
    tired
  • We looked at the "atlas" to figure out where we were going.
    sky
    paper
    map
    phone
  • Sean blew out the candles on his 13th 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
    three years
    hundred years
    one year
  • 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.
    starve
    spoil
    ignore
    humor
  • During the winter, a tree's branches are "bare".
    full of leaves
    empty
    has lots of fruit
    a big animal
  • Dogs that have been abused and neglected are often "wary" around strangers. Eventually, however, they can learn to trust and love people again.
    friendly
    sleepy
    cautious
    trusting
  • We did not do a good job on our homework, so the teacher made us "redo" it.
    forget it
    throw it away
    color it
    do it again
  • 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.
    laughed
    walked
    frowned
    smiled
  • It is "crucial" to win the game if we want to make it to the next round.
    fun
    relaxing
    important
    likely
  • 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
  • Erica ran the Chicago Half Marathon and felt "lethargic" afterwards.
    strong
    exhausted
    hungry
    energetic
  • Wolves like to stay in their "Pack". They do not like to leave the group.
    box
    store
    bag
    group
  • Mia was being very "antagonistic" towards her sister. She kept picking fights with her.
    aggressive
    helpful
    kind
    silly
  • I have a "slight" idea about how to solve that math problem, but I'm not sure.
    small
    great
    no idea
    bright
  • The "cruel" man broke into the house and stole the TV.
    smart
    mean
    nice
    angry