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When the factory produces a toy with flaws, it must be thrown away.

make or manufacture from components or raw materials; cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or come into existence

100

Mesa High School's biggest opponent in sports is Westwood High School.

someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument; a rival or adversary.

100

The magnificent art pieces at the Louvre art museum leave tourists speechless on a daily basis.

impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant; striking

100

The Grand Canyon is indescribable - one needs to witness it in-person to fully understand its beauty.

too unusual, extreme, or indefinite to be adequately described

100

Nowadays, Hollywood cannot come up with new ideas for movies, so they recycle old cartoons by making them into live action movies.

use (materials, ideas) again

200

The team captain conducted the tricky play, so he had to ensure everyone followed his orders to perform it successfully.

organize and carry out; lead or guide (someone) to or around a particular place

200
His painting was composed of nontraditional art materials, such as paper clips, fruit stems, and hair ties.

write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry); constitute or make up (a whole)


200

Communicating with Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not feel as natural as talking to another human being.

made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.

200

The assistant transcribed notes during the celebrity's interview, so they could review what was said afterwards.

put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form

200

The cyclops is a famous character in The Odyssey that gets defeated by being stabbed in its eye.

a member of a race of savage one-eyed giants

300

A mother's greatest fear is her child getting abducted by a stranger to where she can never see her child again.

take (someone) away by force or deception; kidnap

300

Tennis players dispose of tennis balls that have a bad bounce; they only use ones that bounce how they need them to.

get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else

300

The mom returned the defective toy to the store because her son couldn't get it to work.

a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack  

300

Once they determined which team won, the awards company was able to inscribe the name of the team on the trophy's plaques.

write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.

300

They saw the spinning clouds of the cyclone in the sky and knew they needed to get somewhere safe fast.

a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression

400

The waitress deducted her coworker's half of the tips from the night, so that she could keep the rest for herself.

subtract or take away (an amount or part) from a total

400

The engine is an essential component for a car to run properly.

a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle

400

Every day, factories across the country manufacture a variety of packaged snacks for us to eat.

make (something) on a large scale using machinery; invent or fabricate (evidence or a story)

400

Since Molly got sick, her mom prescribed her chicken noodle soup and rest until she got better.

recommend (a substance or action) as something beneficial

400

Even though she failed some classes last year, Patty continued the cyclic pattern of procrastinating on her homework and falling behind in all her classes.

occurring in cycles; regularly repeated

500

The flashy, attractive commercial induced the customers to buy the product until it was sold out. 

succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something

500

The juxtaposition of characters like Wednesday and Enid or Elphaba and Glinda make you wonder how they became unlikely friends.

place or deal with close together for contrasting effect

500

The new ramp at the school will facilitate access for people in wheelchairs to move between floors.

make (an action or process) easy or easier

500

Before there were typewriters or computers, authors had to create manuscripts of their books and plays using pen and paper.

a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed

500

He knew that the animal encyclopedia would have all the information on penguins that he needed.

a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically; a "circle" of knowledge