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| To get and bring back. I retrieved the ball from the lake. |
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| sympathy for beliefs or practices different than our own. I showed tolerance for the loud music even though I didn't like it. |
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| to excite, stir up or be anxious. He was very agitated because he was so nervous about the test. |
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| so sad or so pitiful. The dog looked so pathetic after being left outside in the rain. |
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| great suffering of the mind or body, pain or worry. He was distressed after his grandfather died. |
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| to guess. The teacher speculated that nobody had studied because the test grades were so poor. |
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| to send for, to invite to a meeting. If you are summoned by the Principal, you must report to her office. |
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| to agree or acknowledge that something is true or right. His basketball team conceded they had lost after the ref made a close call. |
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| a terrible experience. His first science test was quite an ordeal because it was so long and difficult. |
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| to agree to, to go along with. If you are in compliance with the rules of the library, you will return your books. when they are due. |
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| Fear of what may be coming, anxious, worried. The children felt great apprehension as they walked towards the haunted house. |
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| to move back or away. The scary figure receded behind the curtains in the haunted house. |
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| to make a secret plan. The boys were scheming a way to scare the girls. |
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| a complete failure. The concert was a complete fiasco because all the instruments were out of tune. |
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| real, being what it seems to be. Her friend genuinely hugged her and she knew it would be ok. |
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| Very big, huge. The immense gym was full of screaming fans. |
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| a large quantity. On Thanksgiving, we usually eat an abundance of food. |
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