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One large turkey will provide ample food for eight people. What does ample mean?
What is plenty?
100
To put forth effort.
What is exert
100
Having to do with questioning right and wrong
What is moral
100
Ridicule
What is To make fun of; to mock.
100
Their ridicule of my friend finally provoked me to lose my temper. What does ridicule mean?
What is to make fun of
200
The burden of caring for four sick children was too much for the babysitter. What does burden mean?
What is anything too hard to bear?
200
To meet unexpectedly.
What is encounter
200
To begin again after a break
What is resume
200
exert
What is To put forth effort.
200
You have a moral duty to report a crime if you see it. What does moral mean?
What is doing what is right and proper
300
Shazia’s compassion for the homeless led to her working each weekend at the soup kitchen. What does compassion mean?
What is A feeling of sharing the suffering of others and of wanting to help
300
Angry or resentful about something that seems wrong or unfair.
What is indignant
300
To make fun of
What is ridicule
300
to joke of the act of joking
What is jest
300
The doctor’s compassionate manner made her loved by all of her patients. What does compassionate mean?
What is showing the feeling of sharing the suffering of others and of wanting to help
400
Unless you comply with the requirement to wear shoes, you cannot enter the restaurant. What does comply mean?
What is to agree with someone else's wishes.
400
A joke or the act of joking.
What is jest
400
Plenty; more than enough
What is ample
400
to be faced with
What is encounter
400
The sight of the three-year-old wearing her mother’s hat and shoes provoked much mirth among the family. What does mirth mean?
What is uproar of laughter
500
It distresses me that no one offered to help when they saw the accident. What does distress mean?
What is to cause pain or sorrow
500
Laughter; joyfulness expressed through laughter.
What is mirth
500
Angry or resentful about something that seems wrong or unfair.
What is indignant
500
The parts far from the center, as of a town.
What is outskirts
500
As the frightened children ran around the corner, they encountered a stone wall. What does encountered mean?
What is to be faced with.