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