The dad dangled the keys in front of the baby. This caused the baby to smile and laugh. Dangle means....
Dropped
Hang or swing loosely
Sit tight
Scientists use jars and petri dishes to contain the germs and bacteria they work with. Contain means...
To release
To keep within
To consume
To avoid scaring the puppy away, the rescuer approached the puppy slowly. Approach means...
Sprint Towards
Move Away
Come closer
Because their bus was going to leave in 1 hour, the boys made their trip brief. Brief means....
Long
Short
Sweet
The newly added diving board made it more fun to plunge into the pool. Plunge means...
Walk
Jump
Observe
Though Harper studied all night for her test, she couldn't recall anything she learned on test day. Recall means....
Remember
Forgive
Forget
Be sure to write your name on the paper so you get credit for your work. Credit means....
Accepted
Left out
Unbothered
With the sunny, perfect temperature and his favorite activity, Flint had a very pleasant day at the park. Pleasant means...
Boring
Annoying
Enjoyable
Alexis left her fruit out all summer. When she came back, her fruit was all spoiled. Spoiled means....
Rotten
Fresh
basking
When the circus clown injured his arm, they needed to find a suitable replacement to continue the show. Suitable means...
Unfit
Acceptable/Right
Unstable/inappropriate
William's lack of care for his patients has his co-workers mystified on how he has been a doctor for 30 years. Mystify means...
Confused
Understanding
Amusing
Iron man needed to unite forces with the other superheroes to defeat Thanos. Unite means...
Think Alone
Recite
Join together
Jamal confessed to his mom that he ate the cookies from the cookie jar. Confess means...
Remove
Conceal from others
Admit to doing
Mary was too careless with her toy bunny and lost it at the park. Careless means....
Forgetful
Fruitful
Wise
Adam kept accusing Cindy of cheating in the game. Accuse means...
Surpassing them
Defend someone
Claim someone is doing wrong
The judge thought the punishment was too harsh given the crime, so the judged decided to reduce the punishment. Harsh means....
Warm
Severe
Nice
The truck reversed from the driveway to get on the road. Reverse means....
Jumped
Pull forward
Move backward
Michelle and Victoria intended to go to the park this afternoon, but the weather channel said it was going to thunderstorm. Intend means....
Plan
Compute
Drive
The plumber used 2 screws to mend the broken pipe. Mend means...
Tear apart
Spear
Repair/fix
When Jack went to the zoo, he saw two baby monkeys imitate the adult monkeys searching for food. Imitate means...
Mimic/copy
Tease
Opposite
Marco did not tie his shoe laces like he was told to. This caused him to stumble over them. Stumble means....
Almost fall
Calculate
Fly
At first, I was going to eat a hamburger for lunch, but my friend convinced me to get pizza instead. Convinced means....
Persuade someone
leave them alone
feel tired
The newly renovated boat enabled the fisherman to go back on the lake. Enable means...
Deny entry
Prevent
Make possible
It is very important to watch your child so they don't wander away from the parent. Wander means...
Move closer
Move away/around
Look away
James was irritated by how long it was taking the restaurant to make his food. Irritate means...
Content
Laughing
Annoy/Annoyed
On his one hour break, Richard likes to doze off in the lounge instead of eat. Doze means...
Take a nap
Speak silently
Build
Grandma couldn't go on the rollercoaster at the fair because her body was too frail for the twists and turns. Frail means....
Colorful
Weak
Strong
Thanks to the efforts to keep the species safe and increase the numbers, the gray wolf is no longer considered an endangered species. Endangered means...
Well Traveled
Populated
Risk of extinction
The dentist had to examine my teeth for cavities. Examine means...
Make some
Look into/Look for
Talk to
The traffic light can signal a driver to stop, go or slow down. SIgnal means
Brief
Alarm
Direct someone
It was hard for Alex to find his homework because his papers were scattered around the room. Scattered means....
Spread out
Picked on
Assembled
Blake's little sister, Emma, has never been to the zoo before. On the way to the zoo, Blake described it to her. Describe means....
Sing
Took a picture
Explain
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