I heard some PECULIAR music on the radio yesterday.
Weird, strange, odd
100
It was a beautiful spring day. The weather was BALMY, not too hot and not cool. The weather was perfect as Ben walked to school.
mild, comfortable
100
Ben thought about what he could do in class today to make everyone laugh. He had considered bringing his pet lizard and turning him loose during reading time. He knew the boys in his class would have loved it, but he decided it might not be safe. What if some girl or his teacher went
BERSERK and whacked the lizard with a dictionary or something?
crazy, insane
100
Even Ben knew better than to do something DISRUPTIVE during a test. His teacher was pretty nice, but she would never put up with unruly behavior during a test.
rowdy, causing trouble
100
I took a MASSIVE bite of my sandwich; I could barely fit it in my mouth.
huge, giant, enormous
200
What if he could never think of anything HUMOROUS again? He was supposed to be the class clown!
funny
200
Only three hours of school left, and his REPUTATION would be ruined if he let a day pass without doing something
funny--everyone would think he was lame.
what other people think of you
200
I was going to do something DRASTIC if I got grounded this weekend; I had been looking forward to going to Six Flags for weeks.
extreme, desperate, radical
200
He still had no idea what funny thing he could do today but he was positive he would come up with something HILARIOUS.
very funny, hysterical
200
Ben had a real DILEMMA here. He had to come up with something really funny and it had to be fast! This was a problem.
problem
300
We really had to COLLABORATE on our group project because we needed to help each other to finish.
Work together
300
Ben loved fourth grade! But he wasn't ECSTATIC when it came to solving math problems, writing compositions, or worst of all doing homework.
thrilled, very happy
300
He then CASUALLY strolled over to where the group of laughing students was seated. He acted like he didn’t even notice they were there.
carefree, relaxed
300
His friends all thought he looked hilarious with his face bright red and tears STREAMING down his cheeks!
running, flowing
300
The bees SWARMED around me and I had to run to get away from their buzzing!
have lots of, crowd
400
I was feeling very APPREHENSIVE before the big test--I was sweating and shaking.
Nervous, scared, worried
400
I was really INTIMIDATED by my football coach. He was extremely tall with big muscles and was always yelling at kids.
afraid, scared
400
I really LOATHE math. I hate multiplication and word problems, but I hate long division most of all!
hate
400
My cat is very unique. She is different than other cats because she can do back flips and even talks to me!
Different, one-of-a-kind
400
My mom is very SOOTHING when I'm sick--she always makes me chicken soup and wraps me up in a warm blanket.
comforting, calming
500
I was in AGONY after I banged my knee on the table--I had to try hard not to cry.
A lot of pain
500
The volcano ERUPTED and hot lava oozed everywhere.
Blow up, explode
500
She always looked on the bright side of life--she was a real OPTIMIST.
positive thinker
500
I grew up in Philadelphia, a very urban place, so I was shocked when I went out to the country and saw all those farms.
city
500
She was always EXAGGERATING, saying that she was starving to death or that her books weigh a ton.