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