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