Facilitators from the traveling club helped John to coordinate the next trip. "Facilitators" means

The school's objective is to teach students become successful citizen. "Objective" means

The viral infection preceded his high fever. "Preceded" means

This year's annual rain was above the average. "Annual" means

Steven lived on his annuity without getting a job. "Annuity" means

Despite that the rent was not paid, my prodigal mother bought a very expensive pair of high heels. "Prodigal"

The student was punished for truancy because he did not come to school half the time. "Truancy" means

A juvenile offender got a lesser punishment than his adult friends due to his age. "Juvenile" means

A plaintiff complained that his neighbor stole his bike. "Plaintiff" means

Holly was ordered restitution of the things she took from her neighbor to repay damage. "Restitution" means

The poor child lacked food and clothing because his parents were neglectful. "Neglectful" means

Chris felt that his mother is lonely and to cheer her up bought her a companion dog intentionally. "Intentionally" means

Maria was accused of slander because she told about her sister's boyfriend many lies. "Slander" is

Rudy copies and pasted an essay from the Internet and presented as his own. He was accused of plagiarism. "Plagiarism" means

The police found the arsonist who burned the old church to ground this morning. "Arsonist" means

I carried a box of glass things carefully. Things from glass are very fragile. I did not want to damage any of them. "Fragile" means

When they heard the good news about the court’s decision, the angry crowd cheered and then began to disperse. “It looks like everyone is going home,” one reporter stated. "Disperse" means

Which would be the opposite of “disperse”?

The news story was based on a letter that was a fabrication. Now the reporter who wrote the story is in big trouble. Will anyone believe him again? "Fabrication" means

The reporter insisted that the letter he used was authentic. He said that he had shown it to many experts before he used it in his story. "Authentic" means

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity. "Sagacity" means

Marsha is really an introvert. When I took her to Jason’s party, she sat in a corner without speaking to anyone. All she did was eat most of the snacks. The only reason she hangs out with me is because I never try to force her to be sociable. She would never forgive me if I introduced her to anyone. "Introvert" means

Both sides in the election contest are throwing accusations at each other. The Gore supporters claim that Governor Bush is trying to thwart the will of the people. The Bush supporters say that Mr. Gore is trying to create votes or assign choices to people who did not really cast votes for president. "Thwart” means

The teacher was appalled, or disgusted, by the honey-covered homework the student turned in. "Appalled" means

I tried to make my pony jump the stream, but she balked because the stream was wide and deep. "Balked" means

The rabbit managed to evade the fox by hiding in a hole. "Evade" means

The torrid July sun made it feel like we lived on the equator. "Torrid" means

The delightful aroma of food cooking in the kitchen made my mouth water. "Aroma" means

Since Amanda deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first. "Deferred" means

Unlike my frugal mother, I don't bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons. "Frugal" means

Like the winners at the Olympics, I received accolades from my parents for good grades. "Accolades" means

Jeffery decided to sever his friendship with his rude neighbor. "Sever" means

The woman loved her occupation as a teacher. She hardly thought of it as work! "Occupation" means

When my cousin got chicken pox, he felt miserable and had to stay away from his friends. "Miserable" means

The gap in the fence provided enough space for the dog to slip out and escape. "Gap" means

The twinkling Christmas lights illuminated the dark sky. It was almost as bright as day! "Illuminated" means

I seldom see fireflies at night anymore. There are only a few of them flying around my house.

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street. "Pedestrians" means

Kate had not anticipated the rain, so she was unprepared to walk home in the storm. "Anticipated" means

Talia felt so inept in ballet class. All of the other girls were so graceful, and she could not even do the simplest steps without messing them up.