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