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1What does the underlined wordmean?

The flower did not dwindle.In fact, it grew steadily andstrong.

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2What does the underlined wordmean?

I thought the math problem wascomplex, but she thought itwas easy.

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3What does the underlined wordmean?

The waxwing, which is a brownbird, made his home in mytree.

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4What does the underlined wordmean?

I tied a riband around thepresent and made it into abow.

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5What does the underlined wordmean?

The paella was delicious. Therice was tender, the meat wassavory, and the vegetableswere perfectly cooked.

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6What does the underlined wordmean?

She gave her consent andallowed her son to go to theconcert.

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7What does the underlined wordmean?

The mahout, or elephant driver,carefully handled the largeanimals.

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8What does the underlined wordmean?

She had a listless attitude. Shedidn’t seem interested inanything and had no energy.

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9What does the underlined wordmean?

Her idea was novel; it wasoriginal and unique.

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10What does the underlined wordmean?

He needed a hackney, or ridinghorse, to get around town.

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11What does the underlined wordmean?

I started playing the piccolo,which is a small flute.

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12What does the underlined wordmean?

The loquacious man could notstop talking.

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13What does the underlined wordmean?

The botanist had studied wildplants in the jungle.

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14What does the underlined wordmean?

People always looked to theshaman, or religious leader,for answers.

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15What does the underlined wordmean?

I wasn’t in a hurry, so I calmlystrolled into the classroom.

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16What does the underlined wordmean?

The nomadic tribes wanderedfrom place to place; theydidn’t stay in one place fortoo long.

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17What does the underlined wordmean?

Her handwriting is so minutethat I probably need amagnifying glass to read it.

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18What does the underlined wordmean?

Her boss did not give her araise; he deducted moneyfrom her paycheck instead.

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19What does the underlined wordmean?

The damsel was in distress, orgreat pain, after beingabandoned.

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20What does the underlined wordmean?

I had to turn up the furnace tokeep the bird from freezing.

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21Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The ________ mayor stolemoney and took bribes.

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22Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The ______ children banged onthe pans, played theirinstruments, and woke up thebaby.

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23Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The runner was so ______ afterthe marathon that shecouldn’t even walk.

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24Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

I opened my ______ outside soI wouldn’t get wet.

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25Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

She had turned up the ______in the car to sing along toher favorite song.

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26Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The lead on her pencil was not______; it was dull.

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27Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

She played the ______ in theconcert; her hands gentlytouched the black and whitekeys.

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28Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The ______ was full of cheese,sauce, and pepperoni.

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29Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

Every time I hear that song, Ihave to stop what I’m doing,get up, and ______.

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30Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

I sent my mom a ______ onher phone telling her I’d behome late.

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31Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

I scored three ______ pointsfor the field goal.

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32Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

She scored a ______ in the neton the soccer field.

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33Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

When we went to the farm, theapples fell from the ______.

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34Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

I checked out the ______ fromthe library.

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35Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The ______ galloped throughthe fields with the rider on itsback.

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36Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

She turned on the ______ in thedark room so she could see.

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37Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The student did a good joband got an A on her ______;all the studying paid off.

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38Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The ______ blew its whistle asit arrived at the station onthe metal tracks.

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39Fill in the blank with anappropriate word to completethe sentence.

The ______ in the refrigeratorspoiled after the electricitywent off in the neighborhood.

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