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The Eagles never would have won the Superbowl if they didn't collaborate with each other at every practice.

To work together.

100

We didn't want to come into work today, but our boss decreed that we have to come in on Saturdays.

To order. 

100

Even though the excerpt was only the first two paragraphs of the story, it still took me a long time to read.

A part of a larger text. 

100

The YouTube video showed a butterfly revert to a caterpillar.

To return to a prior state. 

100

Don't try to minimize what you did by saying no one got hurt. Someone still could have. 

To reduce or play down the seriousness of.

200

The farmer had to wrangle the pigs back into their enclosure. 

To argue or herd. 

200

Some magicians can make it look like they can hover over the ground. 

To be suspended in air over something. 

200

It's strange to think that dogs like poodles and chihuahuas evolved from wild wolves. 

To gradually change over time. 

200

The firemen had to dig through the rubble to free the office workers trapped underneath. 

Debris, usually stone. 

200

It was a bountiful harvest with enough for everyone to eat. 

Abundant, plenty. 

300

I remember hearing a famous adage during The Godfather. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. 

Old saying, expression, idiom. 

300

This prison is so well fortified, it's like a citadel. 

Fortress, tower. 

300

I saw the student jostling against his seat when he asked to go to the bathroom. 

To shake or bump up against something. 

300

The Gold Rush was a bonanza for miners in the 1800s. 

A large amount of something desirable. A situation that creates sudden great wealth. 

300

I met an enterprising young man that turned his family's old shed into a small business. 

Showing initiative or resourcefulness. 

400

It was a discordant mess after the tornado came through the town.

Disagreeing or chaotic. 

400

It'd be asinine for someone to still think the Earth is flat. 

Stupid, foolish. 

400

We all cheered, expressing our plaudits, after Saquon Barkley ran in another touchdown. 

Expression of praise or approval. 

400

I had to apologize to my mother for acting so churlish to her before. 

Rude. Mean spirited. 

400

This wasn't just self defense. It was wanton violence. 

Deliberately cruel. 

500

I know my teacher says I'm a laggard for turning in my homework late, but these Fortnite games aren't going to play themselves. 

Someone who takes a long time to do something. 

500

You need to do more than just have a good attitude in customer service. You need to go out of your way to have a servile attitude. 

An excessive willingness to serve or please others. 

500

My birdwatching vigils lasted for hours.

A period of watching something or being alert. 

500

I have prior obligations that preclude me from being able to attend. 

To prevent. 

500

Practicing Catholics venerate the many saints of their religion. 

To regard with great respect. 

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