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100
The room felt frigid because the heat was not working. (frigid)
What is cold and/or chilly?
100
Billy felt sluggish after running a mile in gym class. (sluggish)
What is slow-moving?
100
The parents trusted the babysitter because she was reliable. (reliable)
What is trustworthy?
100
Mother was being thrifty when she found the sneakers on sale. (thrifty)
What is careful?
100
Eating junk food can have a negative effect on your health. (negative)
What is bad?
200
The flashlight was used to illuminate the tent on the camping trip. (illuminate)
What is to lighten up?
200
The gymnast astounded me with her moves on the balance beam. (astounded)
What is amazed?
200
The girl was sent to the principal's office because she was causing some mischief. (mischief)
What is trouble?
200
After Sarah bought the bike, she saw the money in her piggy bank decline. (decline)
What is decrease?
200
I hope my teacher does not detect that I didn't do my homework. (detect)
What is discover?
300
The twins do not resemble each other. They have different hair color. (resemble)
What is to look like?
300
The boy did not budge from the couch. He was so busy playing the video game. (budge)
What is move?
300
The portable video game was in the child's backpack. (portable)
What is easily carried?
300
The construction worker exerted effort as he used the hammer. (exerted)
What is used?
300
The pizza was not edible. It was left out on the counter overnight. (edible)
What is eatable?
400
The purpose of the meeting seemed senseless. We could not figure out the meaning of it. (senseless)
What is silly?
400
My teacher did not like my essay. I had to revert back to the original version. (revert)
What is return?
400
The monarch made a speech on television? (monarch)
What is the ruler?
400
The teacher deprived her students of a word bank on the vocabulary test. (deprived)
What is did not give?
400
Our teacher was nonchalant. She did not mind us whispering in class. (nonchalant)
What is easygoing?
500

 The puppy was famished after playing outside all day and ran to its bowl as soon as it saw food. (famished) 

 starving

500

 After the long hike, Maria felt exhausted and could barely keep her eyes open. (exhausted) 

tired

500

 The little boy was timid and hid behind his mother when the stranger spoke to him. (timid) 

 quiet

500

 The scientist made a crucial discovery that helped cure the disease. (crucial) 

 extremely important or decisive, vital to the success of something 

500

 After being scolded, the child gave a meek apology and stared at the floor. (meek) 

 gentle, quiet, and patient, often with a connotation of being easily led or submissive