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There was some controversy about the new school dress code. While most parents and teachers were in favor of the new code, many students were not.
Disagreement
Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over.
Boring
Greg was quite conspicuous with his neon colored t-shirt and jester's hat. It was easy to spot him in the crowd.
Noticeable
Marcia was in a difficulty predicament. She had accidentally agreed to go to the dance with two different boys!
Situation
Mr. Simpson divided the class into four groups and designated one student in each group to be the leader
selected
Mara was feeling apprehensive about the camping trip. She had never slept in a tent before. What if there were mountain lions and bears?
Worried
As the students generated ideas for solving the problem, Mr. Smith wrote them on the board so they would not be forgotten
Came up with
Over the years, Mrs. Reid had accumulated thousands of books. She was planning to donate many of them to the library.
Collected
After the hurricane, people returned to their ruined houses to salvage as many of their possessions as they could
The prisoner was always hungry. He was given only a meager portion of rice, and a bowl of thin soup twice daily.
Small
As the author of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling is a prominent writer in the field of children's literature. The word prominent means:
Well-known
In order to be eligible for the life guard program, participants had to take First Aid training and be advanced swimmers
Qualified
Everyone knew that Rachel would get to sing the solo in the show. She had the best voice. It was inevitable.
Expected
After the war was over, the soldiers liberated all of the prisoners, allowing them to return unharmed to their families
Freed
Cara was never late for school. She left the house at precisely 8:23 each morning and arrived just before the first bell rang.
exactly
David knew that the advanced studies program was rigorous. It would require a great deal of reading and homework. Still, he felt he was up for the challenge.
Difficult
Grandpa was in a jovial mood, making jokes and laughing at everything
happy
Mr. Aronson liked most animals and even owned a dog. However, he loathed all cats and refused to even be in the same room as one.
Hated
When Carlos got the chicken pox, he had to stay away from his brothers so that he would not contaminate them.
Infect
Bill had worked hard to build his company into a prosperous business worth billions of dollars
wealthy
The shallow river was usually easy for hikers to wade across. However, the recent heavy rains had turned it into a rushing torrent, too treacherous to cross.
Dangerous
We are depleting the Earth's reserves of oil. Someday there will not be any left.
using up
Many of the girls were wearing top hats to the school now. Heather was the first one to do it, but everyone had forgotten that the idea had originated with her.
Started
The boisterous children were running around the room, screaming like wild animals
Rowdy
Jess felt remorse every time he thought about that day. He wished he had stood up to that bully instead of running away.
regret