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Test your ability to find the right word for the context clue given in the brackets [ ]
Topics of this game:
- Mom was too busy to go to the store herself so she sent me to [acquire] what she needed for dinner.
- Today was a completely [abnormal] school day because half of the kids were out sick.
- The little girl's giggles were an [epidemic], and soon the entire group was laughing.
- I thought I saw a man wandering through the snow, but he didn't leave any tracks. I guess he was just a [figment] of my imagination
- The doctor always [admonishes] Aunt Thelma to stop smoking
- The hail [pelted] the roof.
- My knitting lessons were [fruitless]. I ended up accidentally knitting a sweater with three arms!
- The author liked her privacy, so she wished to remain [anonymous].
- The sergeant [bellowed] orders to the new soldiers.
- The mirror is so [grimy] you can't see your own reflection.
- Jeff was just trying to give you some help. He didn't mean to [antagonize] you or make you cry.
- My grandparents [quibble] all of the time. Most times the fights start over the silliest things, like what color of napkins to use!
- My dad is an [upright] man; he never lies to me and always wants to help others.
- The [vicious] pit-bull attacked the rat.
- After Marvin lost his job, he went home and stayed in bed for two days. He was completely [dejected].
- The wizard used dark magic to [conjure] an army of ghosts.
- The Red Cross is [soliciting] donations so they can help all the earthquake victims.
- We were planning on staying home last weekend, but we ended up travelling to Chicago on a [whim].
- It [perturbed] him that his hair was turning gray. He was only twelve, after all.
- The queen hired a taste tester to make sure her food was free of [toxins] like snake venom or arsenic.
- I thought you loved your job. Your decision to suddenly quit [flabbergasts] me.
- My husband thinks aliens built the pyramids and the Great Wall of China, but I think that's just [preposterous].
- My mom makes the best breakfasts. Lately I have been [yearning] for the French toast she makes.
