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Containers used to hold or store something.
What are receptacles?
If a crowd "surged" forward, how did they move?
What is suddenly and powerfully, like a wave?
A synonym for "stealthily".
What is secretly, quietly, or carefully?
An antonym for "outlying".
What is central, nearby, or downtown?
After losing the championship game, the team walked off the field looking completely _________.
What is dejected?
To beg someone desperately or earnestly to do something.
What is implore?
Which vocabulary word describes someone experiencing severe mental or physical pain and suffering?
What is anguished?
A synonym for "expanse".
What is a wide, continuous area or stretch?
An antonym for "treacherous" (in the sense of being dangerously unstable).
What is safe, stable, or reliable?
The hikers knew the mountain path was _________, especially when covered in ice and snow.
What is treacherous?
Situated far from the main center; remote.
What is outlying?
If a smell "lingered" in a room, what does that mean about the smell?
What is it stayed longer than necessary or was slow to disappear?
A synonym for "dejected".
What is sad, disappointed, or low in spirits?
An antonym for "implore" (in the sense of begging).
What is demand, command, or order?
From the top of the hill, we could see the vast _________ of the green valley below.
What is expanse?
To remain present although gradually waning, or to stay in a place longer than necessary.
What is linger?
In The Giver, if Jonas were to move through the community at night without triggering the speakers or being seen by the dwellers, he would need to move _________.
What is stealthily?
A synonym for "surged" when describing a sudden, powerful movement of a crowd or emotion.
What is swelled, rushed, or flooded?
An antonym for "anguished" when describing a person's emotional state.
What is joyful, serene, or content?
In the community, all waste and recycling must be properly sorted and placed into the designated _________ to maintain strict order.
What are receptacles?
Not only dangerously unstable and unpredictable, but also involving betrayal or a breach of trust.
What is treacherous?
If a character is on their knees, tears in their eyes, desperately begging the Committee of Elders to spare someone, which vocabulary word best describes their action?
What is implore?
A synonym for "outlying" that specifically suggests being far away from the center of civilization or activity.
What is remote, peripheral, or isolated?
An antonym for "dejected" that implies a high-spirited, confident, and triumphant state of mind.
What is elated, jubilant, or triumphant?
As the sled descended, Jonas marveled at the sheer, unbroken _________ of snow stretching out before him, a sight completely foreign to his controlled community.
What is expanse?