Vocabulary 10.2

During the surprise party planning, Sarah sent secret text messages to her friend to ensure the birthday girl wouldn't find out.

• dilapidated

• discreet

• meager

• stoic

The abandoned amusement park was a haunting sight, with rusted roller coasters, broken-down ticket booths, and overgrown weeds everywhere.

• solace

• profound

• meager

• dilapidated

Tom scraped together his little bit of savings to buy a small, used car that would barely get him to work and back.

• meager

• exuberance

• discreet

• distraught

The clever thief had escaped the police for months, always managing to slip away just before they could catch him.

• grimace

• infatuated

• eluded

• nostalgia

1. The school's sports team won the championship, and the players celebrated with shouting, high-fiving, and lifting the trophy in triumph.

• stoic

• solace

• exuberance

• discreet

At the family dinner, as John took a big bite of the spicy chili, his face contorted in pain, and he hastily reached for his glass of water.

• grimace

• profound

• discreet

• infatuated

As Maria stood on the mountaintop, gazing at the vast, star-filled sky, she felt a deep sense of awe and wonder about the universe.

• grimace

• profound

• solace

• nostalgia

James couldn't stop thinking about the new girl in his class. He doodled her name in his notebook and couldn't focus on anything else.

• infatuated

• nostaglia

• meager

• exuberance

After her cat went missing for days, Emily was in tears and couldn't sleep, fearing she might never see her furry friend again.

• eluded

• dilapidated

• solace

• distraught

After a long day at work, Mark found comfort in his cozy armchair, sipping a cup of hot tea and listening to his favorite soothing music.

• solace

• stoic

• exuberance

• grimace