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Stack #4616305
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A difficult or worrying responsibility or duty, a heavy hardship that weighs on the bearer EX: The --- of babysitting his younger siblings kept him awake at night. | burden |
| widespread destruction, slaughter, or massacre EX: The --- left behind from the swarm of beetles made the crops useless. | carnage |
| a specific thought or notion EX: Algebra can be a difficult ---- I struggle with. The letters and numbers are confusing. | concept |
| regardless of something, notwithstanding (similar meaning to “even though”) EX: ---- asking for permission, Jo felt uncomfortable taking the last bag of chips for lunch. | despite |
| showing or feeling great pleasure or delight (as in a state of ecstasy) EX: Martin was ---- when he received an A on a difficult project. | ecstatic |
| great sadness or sorrow EX: We all felt the ---- of when we had to say goodbye to our loved ones. | grief |
| a large group of people (a mob or crowd) EX: We had to move quickly as the --- of angry protestors came running toward us. | horde |
| to stop in place, or disable movement. EX: The doctors in the ER had to --- my broken arm with a cast and sling. | immobilize |
| to cause damage, harm, or unpleasantness, to somebody or something EX: Sometimes I ---- pain on my little brother by pinching his skin. | inflict |
| bright or shining, having a glowing effect (as if to give off light) EX: Putting a new light bulb in my lamp made all of the shiny objects in my room ----. | luminous |
| tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes. Looking on the bright side of things. EX: Landon was --- that he would make the baseball team after all of the hard work he put in prior to his tryout. | optimistic |
| exact or specifically detailed EX: I saved the ---- amount of money needed for my new PS5. | precise |
| stiff, firm, not flexible EX: The hotel beds were very --- so no one got a good night’s sleep on vacation. | rigid |
| the state of being or living alone EX: Sometimes Jones preferred the ---- of being alone in their room on the weekends. | solitude |
| Unclear, not specific. Unclearly felt, understood, or recalled EX: Coco lost points on her essay because the example she provided was too --- to prove her point. | vague |
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