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This word means to swell or bend outward; protrude
What is bulged
100
What word means to set on fire
What is ignite
100
What word means to call or cry out sharply
What is yelping
100
What word means to lie in wait as if hiding or to remain in or around a place secretly
What is lurking
100
What word means worthless or meaningless talk/writing
What is hogwash
200
This word means to think about something carefully
What is pondered
200
What word means showing disturbance or disorder
What is turbulent.
200
What word means serious, solemn, grim
What is grave
200
What word means a mechanical device
What is mechanism
200
What word means making a high pitched penetrating sound
What is shrill
300
This word means to walk laboriously or tiredly
What is trudge
300
What word means to force out or release
What is expel
300
What word is an antonym for incomprehensible
What is comprehensible, clear, obvious, able to understand
300
What is a synonym for lurching
What is wobble, sway, lunge, stagger, tilt
300
What word is a synonym for murmur
What is mumble, mutter, whisper
400
What is an antonym for the word immensely
What is small, tiny, minuscule, minute
400
What is a synonym for the word monstrous
What is massive, giant, immense, huge
400
What is a synonym for the word painstakingly
What is careful (ly), cautiously, meticulously
400
What word is an antonym for untidily
What is neat (ly), organized, tidy
400
What word is an antonym for rickety
What is firm, stable, balanced, good condition
500
Fill in the blank. The bank robber frequently ____________(ed) about his skills. He had accumulated a small fortune and believed he was _________________. One day he was caught. His father said _______(ly) "Your ________________ behavior has brought shame to our entire family.
What is boasted, prospering, hoarsely, disgraceful
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Joe did not do well in school as a young boy. Now, as an adult he was struggling to make ends meet. He was not a _____________ man. His wife on the other hand, was not going to wait around and decided to play the lottery everyday. One day, she won. She walked _________(ly) into the lottery headquarters and presented her winning ticket. She ___________ (ed) her life would never the same. Now, she could have the __________ diamond wedding ring she never had.
What is clever, briskly, anticipated, gleaming
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The teacher __________ at the student's __________ homework. The student claimed that it fell from his binder and landed on a puddle of water. The teacher then proceeded to read the student's ____________ handwriting but it was impossible. The teacher gave him one option. The student agreed and ___________ went back to his desk to re-write the essay.
What is scowled, tattered, illegible, reluctantly
500
The child _________(ed) from the pie shop with a ___________ piece of strawberry cheesecake. Unfortunately, he forgot it in the car once he got home. After a few hours, when he realized his mistake, it was too late. The slice of pie was ____________. His mom was ________________ and returned to the pie shop for another slice.
What is emerged, delectable, tainted, sympathetic
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____________(ing) the combination of the safe was a _______________ task. The burglar sat in front of the safe for hours in a state of ______________. He was not going to move until he figured it out. He was too focused and did not realize the police had arrived. He was accused of _______________ and sentenced to twenty years in prison.
What is deciphering, convoluted, bewilderment, thievery