Nonsense words
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
100

The girl sharpened her BLAH and then finished writing down her homework. 

Pencil 

100

Standing at the edge of the diving board, Maya felt APPREHENSIVE and clutched the railing, unsure if she should jump.

Apprehensive: feeling fearful or nervous

100

The MASSIVE boulder blocked the entire trail, forcing the hikers to turn back.

Massive: large 

200

The girl put her ZIB on her hands and then went outside to play in the snow. 

Gloves

200

During science class, Ava raised her hand with a NOTION about how the experiment might turn out, hoping her guess was right.  

Notion: To have an idea about something

200

The path looked UNFAMILIAR, and Sally realized she might have taken a wrong turn.

Unfamiliar: not well known
300

My mom put the MIB back in the refrigerator after we made our cereal for breakfast. 

Milk
300

The ice on the pond was so thin that falling in seemed INEVITABLE as soon as anyone stepped on it.

Inevitable: sure to happen or impossible to avoid. 

300

Liam wanted to try the unfamiliar food, but he HESITATED before taking a bite.

Hesitate: to pause or delay momentarily 

400

I put my homework in my WOKN and then put it on and left for school. 

Backpack

400

The coach told the team to take a BRISK walk around the field, and they moved quickly to warm up.

Brisk: quick 
400

His bright orange shoes were CONSPICUOUS on the soccer field, standing out from all the other players’ black cleats.  

Conspicuous: When something stands out. When something is clearly visible.

500

I tied my TRAX and then continued dancing. 

Shoes 
500

Driving past farms, barns, and open fields, we knew we had reached the RURAL part of the state.

Rural: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture 

500

After the trip, the students gathered excitedly to RECOUNT everything that had happened during their adventure.

Recount: to remember something or to talk about something in detail. 

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