Word Meanings in Short Stories

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Here is a liquid as colorless as water, almost tasteless, quite imperceptible in coffee, wine, or any other beverage.

• Impossible to detect

• Obvious

• Conspicuous

• Animal like

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Young people who need a love potion very seldom have five thousand dollars.

• Rarely

• Often

• Frequently

• Strangely

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The children lay out, laughing, on the jungle mattress, and heard it squeak under them resilient and alive.

• Able to withstand pressure

• Calm

• A high pitch sound

• Delicate

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The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you had lost your hearing altogether.

• Extremely large

• Annoying

• Unrealistic

• Horrible

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They could not meet each other's glances. Their faces were solemn and pale.

• Serious

• Bored

• Sad

• Hilarious

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He added loftily, pronouncing the word carefully, "Centuries ago".

• Arrogantly

• Loudly

• Properly

• Quietly

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"Maybe," he said nonchalantly.

• Casually

• Arrogantly

• Quickly

• Condescendingly

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The lottery was conducted - as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program - by Mr. Summers.

• Led

• Trained

• Argued

• Started

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The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago.

• Tools

• Expectations

• Scripts

• Parachutes

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He seemed very proper and important as he talked interminably to Mr. Graves and the Martins.

• Without stopping

• Eagerly

• Loudly

• Uncomfortably