What's the Word?
She was ___ when she heard that she won $1,000 in the state lottery.
astonished
You must participate __ our group project or you will get a bad grade.
in
precious
Valuable and important
a small amount (synonym)
mere or brief
How you feel about...
chocolate, when you are on a diet...
your phone, when you should be studying...
skipping class, when your friends are going somewhere fun...
tempted
My grandmother tried to ___ the police officer with cookies so that he would not give her a ticket.
bribe
I am easily influenced ___ fashion bloggers on Instagram. I want to buy the clothes they are wearing.
by
lessen
to become smaller in size, amount, importance or value
extreme (synonym)
severe
books on the floor
clothes on the bed
people running in different directions
scatter
I want to meet the University President, because she has a ___ for being very kind and smart. This is what many people have told me.
reputation
Debby found it easy to identify ___ Jasmine because they were both mothers who cared about their children.
with
preserve
to keep someone or something from being harmed, destroyed, or changed
wrong or incorrect (antonym)
accurate
...a blue whale
...a skyscraper in New York
...the amount of water in the ocean
immense
My son likes to play with his toy classic cars, which are small ___ copies of the real ones.
scale
She felt neglected ___ her mother because she worked very long hours every day.
by
appoint
to choose someone for a job or position
to boast or brag (antonym)
humble
...money
...help
...ideas
...time
...resources
...to charities
contribute
I like to sit on the beach and watch the sunset, which is the time when the sun slowly ___ away.
fades
When Richard burned Sasha, many people thought it was because he was prejudiced __ homosexuals.
against
yield
to produce something
collect (antonym)
distribute
...an elevator
...taking classes online
...going to your neighbor's house
...shopping online
convenient