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  • 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
  • Remark: Jennie didn’t like the jacket her mother bought her until several strangers made remarks about how much they liked it.
    comment
  • 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
  • Fascinated: Alvin went to the museum every Saturday because he was so fascinated by art.
    interested in
  • brisk: Jamie had a hard time keeping up with her mom, who was walking at a very brisk pace.
    quick
  • 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
  • Decline: After Roblox came out, the number of people playing Minecraft declined.
    went down or decreased
  • Delicate: Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the delicate stem would break.
    fragile or breakable
  • Injustice: Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that they had to wear uniforms to school.
    unfair
  • 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
  • delighted: The little boy was delighted when he saw the monkey with the little helmet leading the parade on a motorcycle.
    happy or glad
  • Seldom: Since professional athletes have to stay in peak physical shape, most athletes seldom eat junk food.
    rarely or hardly at all
  • Tranquil: Jack likes to sit by the lake when the wind is calm and the water is tranquil.
    calm
  • Unresponsive: After dropping his phone in the water, Robert repeatedly pressed and held the power button, but the device was unresponsive.
    not working
  • Particle: John was so hungry that he didn’t leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.
    piece or part