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When the teacher asked a question, I _________ the answer before raising my hand.
Pondered
Definition of "Stare"
To look long and hard at something
Delectable
Example:
That apple pie was truly delectable.
Another word for "responded"
answered
Unkempt
"kempt" means "neat or clean"
Mom said, "Do not ______ to call me, if the children are misbehaving."
Hesitate
Definition of "liquified"
To turn from a solid to a liquid form
hesitate
I hesitated before entering the haunted house
incredible
Reenergized
"re" means again
"energy"
"ize" to make like or cause something to be
I was _______ a story about my best friend.
composing
smoldering
The campfire was still smoldering after the rain put out the flames.
Another word for "Wither"
Shrink or die
Phenomenal
Phenomenon = remarkable person, place, event
"al" = turns the noun into an adjective
We had to ______ to the raft or we would have floated away in the flood waters.
Cling
Definition of "solicited"
To ask for something such as help or money; To attempt to sell something
reenergized
Another word for "cling"
hold onto
Unintentionally
"un" not
intention - an aim or a plan
"al" makes it an adjective describing a noun
"ly" turns the word into an adverb describing action
The lovely rose ______ in the hot sun.
Withered
Definition of "delectable"
Very delicious
lull
There was a lull in the wind before the Hurricane officially hit the coast.
My mom lulled me to sleep by reading a long, boring story.
Another word for "unkempt"
dirty or messy