CATEGORY 1
Please be careful with that vase. It is quite FRAGILE.
Easily broken
The teacher had to STERILZIE, or clean, the classroom after a lot of students were sick.
clean
Mara worried that the kids at school would make fun of her new glasses. She did not want to be MOCKED just for having poor vision.
tease
Dad thought the spaghetti sauce was too BLAND and plain, so he added more garlic.
flavorless
The GLACIAL temperatures were so freezing that school was cancelled.
bitter cold
Mrs. Stephens put the students into groups to complete the assignment. She wanted them to COLLABORATE on the project.
The scientist wrote down and DOCUMENTED his discoveries about the newly discovered insect.
record, write down
Whenever his teacher assigned a homework assignment, Jason PROCRASTINATED. He waited until the last minute to complete it and sometimes didn’t finish as a result.
delayed
The thin PLIABLE folder was easily bent in the student’s backpack.
bendable
Raul DELIBERATED whether or not he wanted to take the advanced math class. It was a big decision, so he thought about it carefully.
considered, think carefully
The BOISTEROUS crowd was the loudest and most excited the band had ever seen.
energetic
Vincent was LETHARGIC after his surgery. He was so exhausted he didn’t even want to watch his favorite television show.
sluggish, tired
The EXPANSIVE plot of land was large and vast. The family knew it would be perfect for their farm.
spacious
Shanique felt OPTIMISTIC about her family’s move. Though she knew she’d miss her old friends, she was hopeful that she’d soon feel at home in her new school.
having a positive outlook
There was a long HIATUS in the television broadcast. This pause was caused by technical problems.
break, pause
Tim said, “I am starving.” He was FAMISHED because he had not eaten all day.
starving
Since Robert had only PARTIALLY finished cleaning his room, he was not able to go to the movies because his chore list was not complete.
incomplete
The children asked their mother to drive them to the mall and waited impatiently for her VERDICT. They hoped her decision would be in their favor because they planned to meet their friends there.
DECISION
Nina was embarrassed by her BLUNDER and couldn’t believe she’d made such a silly mistake.
silly mistake
Nancy began to think all of her work on her painting was FUTILE. It seemed pointless to continue putting effort into something she simply could not succeed at doing.
pointless; useless
Rob was very SELECTIVE when choosing a book for his report. He spent hours looking for the perfect one.
particular, specific
No one lived in the old house. The paint was peeling and the yard was overgrown. It had been VACANT for a long time.
empty
I found it quite odd that someone would accuse Gabe of stealing, considering the VIRTUOUS behavior he always puts forth helping others.
Lydia’s PERCEPTION of Justin changed when she learned he had been spreading rumors. She could no longer view him as a trustworthy friend.
opinion; point of view
The divers tried to SALVAGE the valuable cargo from the sunken ship. They hoped to retrieve at least some of the treasures they knew were trapped at the bottom of the sea.