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