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