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Leslie's eyes narrowed. "I can expunge her name from this list." She used the mouse to highlight Jennifer Moody's name, and then she pushed the delete key. "There. It's like her name was never even here."
Whenever I need some advice, I visit my sapient grandmother. She listens and helps me decide the right thing to do. I hope I can be as wise as she is someday.
After pulling weeds for 5 hours on a scorching hot day in mid-July, Troy was feeling listless.
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned. What is a synonym for archaic?
John was bewildered when he saw the math teacher writing letters on the board that were to be added and subtracted. "Aren't letters for reading class?", John thought to himself. What does bewildered mean?
Stagnant water can become a breeding ground for mosquitoes that transmit diseases. Stagnant water is motionless. It is water that doesn't move or flow.
Taking umbrage at this classmate's rude remarks, Sam stormed out of the room.
When the kindergarten teacher split her students into two groups for the field trip, she assigned all of the docile students to the parent volunteer, and she kept the more challenging students for herself.
ince professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.
What is a synonym for seldom?
The visitor, who was all thumbs, knocked over the glass vase. What does "all thumbs" mean?
Twelve-year old Joey could think of nothing more insipid than attending his younger sister's 2 hour piano recital...except for watching her 4-hour dance recital.
Citizens of the United States have certain unalienable rights. These are rights that cannot be taken away.
Everyone likes to be around Rey because of his blithe spirit. In fact, his cheerful attitude is rather contagious!
Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work. What is a synonym for peculiar?
Anne is my friend, and I would never say something derogatory about her. What does derogatory mean?
"I can't believe you believed those spurious rumors about me!" Sidney cried. "Not one of them was true!"
"The tuba is such a corpulent instrument. I wish you would consider playing something small and light, like the flute," said my mom.
Many citizens decided to boycott the supermarket because they didn't agree with the owner's nasty comments. When a group boycotts, they stop doing something in order to protest.
I abhor traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed. What is a synonym for abhor?
It was 11:00 pm, so I decided to hit the sack. What does "hit the sack" mean?
I definitely have a predilection for anything with chocolate.
When Beckett learned he needed to have another surgery, and that he'd never be able to play football again, he fell into the doldrums and refused to visit with his friends.
I was up very late studying last night. I felt so lethargic at school today. What does lethargic mean?
My absent-minded teacher always loses his keys, pens, and even our graded papers! What does absent-minded mean?
The crowd was boisterous. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team. What does boisterous mean?