Vocab (Context Clues 1.3/1.4)

He will gradually get better at playing piano if he practices each night.

Most people feared the king because his judgment was final and his punishments were severe.

Jeremy was indifferent about the game. He just wanted to play Death Troopers on his game box.

Megan did not like the new girl because she was rich, haughty, and kept her nose up high.

Alice woke up feeling wretched. She was covered with sweat and had a headache.

Lance felt that it would be proper to ask Barbie's father for permission to marry her.

They had a dispute about which baseball team was better.

Picking up trash was an involuntary task given to students who got detentions.

After taking the final exam, Felix felt as though an enormous burden had been lifted.

He was losing his hearing and offered a reward to anyone who could find a remedy.

After finding crumbs all over Fido's bed, Mom concluded that the dog had eaten the cookies.

She was bewildered when he saw the mouse chasing the cat around the house.

People who are not accepting of others' differences are very ignorant.

At first Vinnie was ahead in the race, but he started to straggle behind the rest of the group.

We can still make it to the movie on time if we make haste!

Bobby thought that Clyde's theories about their substitute teacher being an alien were absurd.

The graduates marched down the aisles and filled in their seats in an orderly procession.

He hoped for a more substantial portion of pizza rather than such a tiny piece.

He was sick of quarreling with his wife about money; all he wanted was to enjoy her company.

After Donald Trump won the presidency, most Californians felt quite dreary.

She was much more unpleasant than usual because she did not have her coffee this morning.

The curling iron was so hot that Martha singed her hair when she tried using it.

After waiting for his call for two nights in row, Cassie grew impatient with Henry.

Cletus moved to California when he was 10 years old, but he is a native to New York.