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Unresponsive: After dropping his phone in the water, Robert repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but the device was unresponsive.
not working
Anxious: Whenever Bob was more than an hour late, Janice became very anxious.
nervous or worried
Tranquil: Jack likes to sit by the lake when the wind is calm and the water is tranquil.
calm
Glimpse: When the teacher dropped her grade book, Alex got a glimpse of the grade sheet. Now he is sad because he thinks that he saw an F next to his name.
quick look
Impatient: After waiting for his call for two nights in row, Cassie grew impatient with Henry and decided that she would call him first.
annoyed or irritated
Elegant: Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops.
Fancy or stylish
Seldom: Since professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.
rarely or hardly at all
Delicate: Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the delicate stem would break.
fragile or breakable
Remark: Jennie didn’t like the jacket her mother bought her until several strangers made remarks about how much they liked it.
comment
Fascinated: Alvin went to the museum every Saturday because he was so fascinated by art.
interested in
Injustice: Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that they had to wear uniforms to school.
unfair
Particle: John was so hungry that he didn’t leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.
piece or part
Decline: After Roblox came out, the number of people playing Minecraft declined.
went down or decreased
brisk: Jamie had a hard time keeping up with her mom, who was walking at a very brisk pace.
quick
delighted: The little boy was delighted when he saw the monkey with the little helmet leading the parade on a motorcycle.
happy or glad
occasional: John did not spend a lot of time watching television, although he did enjoy viewing the occasional cartoon..
sometimes, sporadic, from time to time
