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