What does it mean?
She almost gave up on the race, but she decided to persist and ended up winning!
Vicious
The little dog thought he was so vicious because he always tried to attack his stuffed animal toys.
Violent, dangerous, cruel, wild, etc.
Melancholy
The band played a sad, melancholy song after the football team lost the game.
Happy, upbeat, cheerful
The ___ was so bright and radiant, but I couldn't look directly up at it because it hurt my eyes.
Sun
Before she went to school and learned how to read, she was illiterate. But after she learned, she spent hours and hours perusing books so she could learn every detail.
Unable to read
Examine carefully, read in a thorough or careful way
If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all!
Reduce
Wealthy
The princess bought jewels and diamonds all the time because she was so wealthy.
Rich
Famished
The girl was so famished after not eating all day, that she ordered two meals at the restaurant.
Stuffed
The ocean waves kept receding until there were no more waves, so the surfers were very ____.
Disappointed
The book was written by an anonymous author, so no one knew who wrote it... until someone did research and divulged the author's name to the rest of the world.
Unknown
Made known, disclose, reveal
The storeowner was irate with the teenager who tried to steal from his shop.
Angry, mad, etc.
Voyage
The sailors took a voyage across the ocean to explore new islands.
Trip, journey, expedition, adventure, vacation, etc.
Acknowledge
After their fight, the sister wouldn't even acknowledge her brother. She acted like he wasn't even there!
Ignore
The kind hosts were so hospitable, and welcomed the travelers who had no place to stay into their ___.
Home
The crowds were so congested that we couldn't even walk through, and everyone was shoving each other.
Crowded
Pushing
Her house was adjacent to the grocery store, so she didn't have to walk much to get groceries.
Next to
Incredulous
They were incredulous as the cliff jumper actually leapt off the cliff with nothing but a parachute. They didn't think he would be able to do it!
Shocked, unwilling to believe, doubtful, surprised, astonished
Trivial
The worksheet was so trivial, she didn't even spend a lot of time on it. There were a lot of other homework assignments that mattered more.
Important
The car ____ from 0 to 60 miles per hour in four seconds.
Accelerated, sped up, etc
The villain was notorious for trapping the superheroes in his secret lair.
Famous or well known (for a bad thing)
Lair- secret hiding place
Amy wanted to be candid with her friend, so instead of lying just to be nice, she told her that she didn't like her new dress.
Truthful, honest, frank
Taciturn
The student was so taciturn that she didn't talk to anyone, and didn't even try to make conversations with the other students.
Reserved, untalkative, quiet, silent, shy, aloof
Abnormal
Seeing a bear in her living room was definitely an abnormal experience for her.
Normal, common
There were so many homework assignments being assigned all at once that the students felt ____.
Overwhelmed
The girl was so distraught when she lost her stuffed animal, but was elated when she found it again.
Distraught- very upset
Elated- very happy
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