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The Challenge. By Abbi St.Clair. She is a graceful dancer. with beauty of motion or style. graceful. Divide the candy between the two children. to separate. divided. He took advanced courses in mathematics. difficult, complex. advanced. She had a private room at the hospital.
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The Challenge By Abbi St.Clair
She is a graceful dancer. with beauty of motion or style graceful
Divide the candy between the two children. to separate divided
He took advanced courses in mathematics. difficult, complex advanced
She had a private room at the hospital. secret, keeping personal matters exclusively to oneself: privately
My TV broke and I bought a replacement. that takes the place of another replacement
The children felt great excitement on the rollercoaster ride. a strong, pleasant feeling excitement
That little girl is just adorable! lovable, cute adorable
They gave the rock a heave overthe cliff. to raise or lift with effort or force heaving
He told a lie but later asked his friend for forgiveness. freeing from guilt or obligation forgiveness
The mileage between San Francisco and L.A. is approx. 400 miles. the distance in miles between two points mileage
I hurt my foot and can barely walk. almost not at all, just, hardly barely
The police used forceful methods to get the suspect to confess to the crime. using force, strength forceful
I can scarcely live on the money I earn. almost not, hardly scarcely
I blame him for the accident. is responsible for blaming
Of course he is our landlord; he owns the entire building. complete, whole entirely
The machine is usable now after repair. serviceable, capable of being used: usable
Please believe me; I am sincerely interested in helping you. honestly, truly sincerely
When our friend starts to tell jokes, our amusement doesn't stop. pleasure, delight: amusement
Lifeless bodies from the airplane crash lay on the ground. dead lifeless
Cleanup after a hurricane is difficult, but manageable. able to be done, manageable
Challenge Words • deflated • disciplined • consecutively • silhouetted • refinement
Someone deflated the tires of our car; we're stuck! to let the air out of deflated
The military training school produced highly disciplined soldiers. showing control resulting from training of mind and body disciplined
following one after the other in regular order: She had a pain in her stomach for three consecutive days Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. consecutively
A silhouette of the side view of the boy's face shows the shape of his nose. outline that is filled in with a dark color, against a light background: silhouetted
The kings and queens of France demanded refinement in dress and in manners. a polished form, a state of greater perfection refinement