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