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