Cheeseburger
Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun! What does lodining mean?
talking
Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Sunday afternoon.
gloomy, depressing
frown
The snake ligersed through the grass. It was hunting. What does ligersed mean?
slithered, moved
The flowers of dandelions are edible, or able to be eaten. What does edible mean?
able to be eaten
Peter has so many friends because he is a delupote person. What does delupote mean?
outgoing; friendly
Stacey was suspicious when the clown handed them a box, but her gullible little brother opened it anyway.
trusting
She was an agile dancer, although her partner was quite clumsy.
nimble, skilled, graceful
Carla found sharpening pencils very mundane. She wished she had a more exciting job.
boring
The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use its long, beautiful tail feather to make hats. What is an egret?
a type of bird
The lawsuit was so frivolous that the judge dismissed the case and told the attorney not to bring any more silly cases into his court.
silly
While James is very outgoing, his older brother is very reclusive.
withdrawn, quiet, keeps to oneself
The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution.
unspoiled, extremely clean
People were told not to eat the tainted fish. Eating fish with disease can be very dangerous to your health. What does tainted mean?
harmful, contaminated
The tiger’s plander could be heard in villages far away. What does plander mean?
roar, sound a tiger makes
The scared rock climber balanced precariously on the edge of the cliff.
dangerously
Mrs. Chitty abhorred cleaning house, but she loved a spotless home.
hated
The speaker told an amusing anecdote about his dog.
story, tale
The boxes weren’t exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles. What does cumbersome mean?
difficult to handle
The crowd was boisterous. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team. What does boisterous mean?
noisy, rowdy
The mood was somber at the funeral of the former president.
serious
George is adept with crossword puzzles, while his sister is a failure at solving them.
skilled
The firefighter jumped off the truck and sprayed the house with water. His actions were very valiant.
brave
Ms. Trangle explained to her math class how fractions divide a whole into different parts. Hawa, as a good math student, CLEAVED the pie chart into eight pieces.
divided into pieces, cut into pieces
The start time for classes is immutable, so they are unable to change. What does immutable mean?
being unable to change