SHADES OF MEANING

Even though he had practiced quite a bit, Jacob McCrosky was ________ before his piano recital.

Eva ________ toward the finish line.

Jacob Million cooked a __________ breakfast this morning.

Steven was ___________ when the packaged arrived two days early.

Mrs. Stine drank her Mountain Dew slowly, taking only small _________.

Jalil stared across the ________ desert and wondered how anyone could cross it.

Taylor was __________ after hiking ten miles up the mountain.

Keke _______ the door lightly so she would not wake the baby.

Connor _______ his spelling homework on time.

Brady was soaked to the skin after he got caught in the _________.