Question 1

Maria loves to cook EXOTIC foods using spices from India.

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from other places; usually a foreign country

Question 2

The excited boy tried to OBTAIN permission to go to his first sleepover.

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to get

Question 3

The children were ELATED when they each received a present.

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excited

Question 4

Dancers are very LIMBER, which explains how they can do so many twists and bends.

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flexible

Question 5

The CULPRIT was caught with his hands in the "off limits" cookie jar.

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guilty person

Question 6

Lara couldn't STIFLE her giggles as her brother tried to trick his friend, so she ruined the joke.

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hold back

Question 7

She used an ALIAS to hide her real identity from the authorities.

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fake name

Question 8

The player was DISQUALIFIED for cheating in the game.

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removed or kicked out

Question 9

The FERTILE soil helped his plants grow.

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good for growing

Question 10

It was FUTILE to keep trying to open the lock, since the key broke off inside of it.

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useless

Question 11

The two friends live in ADJACENT houses so they spend a lot of time together.

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next to or near

Question 12

The players got into a DISPUTE over whether the ball made it into the basket before the buzzer.

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argument or disagreement

Question 13

She lost the tennis MATCH.

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game

Question 14

The class didn't UTTER a word while the teacher stepped outside for a moment. They were so well behaved!

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speak

Question 15

She wanted to EXPEDITE her internet order, so she paid for overnight delivery.

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speed up

Question 16

She felt like the hike was the longest TREK she had ever taken.

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journey

Question 17

The captain felt that her team would improve and PREVAIL in the next game.

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win or be victorious

Question 18

She found it difficult to CONCEAL her true feelings.

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hide

Question 19

It was such a NOVEL idea to change a hanger into a flowerpot.

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new and unusual

Question 20

Kim read the book with so much ZEAL that she finished it in one day.

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enthusiasm or excitement

Question 21

She tried to PERSUADE her mother into letting her stay up all night.

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convince

Question 22

The firefighter tried to EXTINGUISH the flames.

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put out

Question 23

She promised to never DIVULGE the secret.

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tell or reveal

Question 24

The mechanic needed to DISMANTLE the engine before cleaning it.

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take apart

Question 25

The runner thought he would COLLAPSE at the end of the exhausting marathon.

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fall down due to a loss of strength

Question 26

Did you ENDORSE the mayor in the last election?

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support

Question 27

She played a sneaky HOAX on her little brother.

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trick

Question 28

She is trying to save as much of her INCOME as she can to pay for the son's college.

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money earned

Question 29

Try not to FRET all night about your test tomorrow. You studied hard.

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worry

Question 30

The TOXIC liquids were kept out of the reach of the children.

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poisonous

Question 31

The boy was so TIMID that he hardly ever talked to people.

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shy

Question 32

The sick man felt better after drinking the ELIXIR.

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medicine

Question 33

This company produces many different PUBLICATIONS.

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published works

Question 34

The play was so SOMBER that nobody smiled.

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serious

Question 35

The use of the rotary dial telephone is almost OBSOLETE now that we have cell phones.

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out of use or out of fashion

Question 36

Paul is WARY of spiders and always tried to avoid them.

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cautious or watchful

Question 37

I was BROWSING the library's collections, trying to find a book that would be perfect to read to the class.

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looking at

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