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