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English
10th Grade
04/09/2014

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Term
The 250 pound lumberjack was a _________________ man.
Definition
burly
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When the space shuttle flew over the National Mall in Washington DC, it created a public __________________.
Definition
spectacle
Term
When the victim of the plane crash tried get out, he was _____________________ around, moving in a clumsy way.
Definition
blundering
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My parents ______________________ punished me by taking way my xbox because they knew that playing it was very fun for me.
Definition
deliberately
Term
The marines dug ________________ so the camp would have a place to use the bathroom.
Definition
latrines
Term
When the child did not want to go to school she was ____________________ illness, and her mother believed her.
Definition
feigning
Term
After working all daychopping wood, I went home feeling _________________ and hungry for a good meal.
Definition
peckish
Term
After fighting at school, the girls felt _____________________ toward each other.
Definition
animosity
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Mother was surprised and __________________ when my brother came home unexpectedly from the army.
Definition
nonplussed
Term
The grandpa ________________ down the path at a slow pace.
Definition
ambled
Term
The hospital patient was weak and __________________ after three surgeries.
Definition
feeble
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Because the police did not have enough evidence in the murder case, they felt __________________ about arresting the suspect.
Definition
dubious
Term
My shoes ____________________ as I tried to walk through the soft mud.
Definition
squelched
Term
It was ____________________ when John showed up to school in a full clown costume.
Definition
outlandish
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The ______________________ on her gravestone read, "Loved by all for her kindness."
Definition
epitaph
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