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