ELA2 Vocabulary 28

Then she opened her mouth to scream, and pearls of sweat suddenly beaded her nose and lips.

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They clamored for attention.

• yelled

• wispered

• murmured

• silenced

She was rigid with fright.

• excited

• flexible

• stiff

• limber

I stared up at Keith in stupefied amazement.

• stunned

• unsurprised

• smart

• unconcerned

She can be very persistent when she wants something.

• brief

• yielding

• consistent

• temporary

She stood poised for a moment.

• balanced

• unbalanced

• worried

• agitated

He practiced everyday for the competition but all his hard work was to no avail.

• without good results

• worth the effort

• a great accomplishment

• a stunning success

The world's resources are rapidly diminishing.

• increasing

• decreasing

• surging

• successful

He fell to the ground in a stupor.

• clarity

• alertness

• liveliness

• daze

He lay, inert, in his bed.

• lifeless

• lively

• active

• alert