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30 Cards in this Set
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At the _____sound of the fire alarm, the students exited the classroom quickly and quietly.
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shrill
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the only ____source of information on the beliefs of Catholics.
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reliable
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Jabber ____about the super fun he has sitting in the language arts room.
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raves
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The beautiful sculpture sits on a ______in the middle of the art gallery.
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pedestal
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The whole sixth grade class made a ____that they would not listen to nasty gossip about classmates.
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pact
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My little brother ____me when he sneaks into my room and messes up my stuff.
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infuriates
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Some people played a _____on Mrs. Landell and hid all her birds.
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hoax
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______warfare is very effective in mountainous countries where there are many caves and hidden passes.
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Guerrilla
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The hikers had a hard time following the trail because of the the ______growth of thorny bushes.
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dense
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I wish I had a magic wand that would _____all my books so that they would easily fit into my backpack .
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compress
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Thomas Jefferson was a ____because he saw that the new US country could expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
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visionary
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The _____Court is the highest court in the US.
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Supreme
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When I need to ____my thirst, I prefer water to cocoa.
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quench
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I was in a ____because I forgot to tell my mom that she should pick me up at 4 o’clock because I had practice.
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predicament
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_______can get tickets for trying to cross the street at the wrong place.
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Pedestrians
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My parents are pretty ____about the mess in my room, but they are strict about doing homework.
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lenient
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Jabber has happy memories about the time when he ____the rain forest, but he likes the language arts room too.
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inhabited
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Physical features such as hair color are ___and that is why family members resemble each other.
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hereditary
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The sixth grade usually reads after morning prayer, but today we made an _______in order to finish our grammar work.
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exception
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The overflowing waste basket made it ____that the students had eaten lunch in the classroom.
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evident
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The Academic Decathlon Team has to ____a high level of effort as they prepare for the big event.
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sustain
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Students who blurt out things in class have to learn to ____themselves.
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restrain
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The bug spray that I used smells good, but it didn’t ____the mosquitos and I had many bites.
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repel
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Mother Theresa had _____ideals and she accomplished them with Jesus’ help.
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lofty
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When I got caught cheating I learned a hard but ______lesson about being fair.
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invaluable
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Lucinda’s mom said that it was _____that she clean up her room before the company arrived .
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imperative
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The resort town had to close the beach because a sewer pipe broke and ______the water.
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contaminated
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The excited graduate ____her diploma so tightly that she wrinkled it up and it couldn’t be framed.
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clasped
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The ______student got mad because thought that the teacher should call on her every single time she raised her hand.
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arrogant
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The meeting ____at noon and everybody went to lunch.
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adjourned
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