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Easily broken or damaged
analyze (ănə-līz) -verb
- Someone in the doctor's office will analyze the blood sample to see if the patient has an illness.
- Before starting to write his answer, Josh had to carefully analyze the problem on his math test.
attitude (ătĭ-td′) -noun
- Athletes need to have a positive attitude. Even if they have lost the previous game, they need to come to the next one ready to win.
- Mark came to the party with a very poor attitude; he was sure he’d be bored and wouldn’t have any fun.
category (kătə-gōr′ē) -noun
- When Jasmine was in high school, she didn’t seem to fit into any category. She wasn’t an athlete, a scholar, or a rebel.
- The Grammy Awards honor every category of music from polka to hip-hop and everything in between.
contrast (kŏntrăst′) -noun
- Everyone is surprised to see that there is a contrast between Peggy’s eyes. One eye is brown, and the other is green.
- I was struck by the contrast between the fancy houses west of Main Street and the poorer neighborhoods to the east.
critical (krĭtĭ-kəl) -adjective
- The judges were critical of Jaxon's singing. They said he sang off-key and too quietly.
- My aunt is critical of her neighbors. She calls them lazy because their house needs painting and their yard is overgrown with weeds.
deliberate (dĭ-lĭbər-ĭt) -adjective
- Manny’s pushing me was quite deliberate; it wasn’t accidental at all.
- Many stories that spread on social media are false and part of a deliberate effort to confuse or trick people.
excessive (ĭk-sĕsĭv) -adjective
- Excessive speed caused the accident; the truck driver was going nearly 80 miles an hour.
- Mrs. Hill’s concern about her little boy’s health is excessive. She rushes him to the doctor every time he gets the sniffles or scrapes his knee.
fragile (frăjəl) -adjective
- The lamp is fragile, so when you pack it, please put it in a deep box with plenty of bubble wrap around it.
- Our bones become more fragile with age. That is why elderly people often break their hips when they fall.
frustration (frŭs-trāshən) -noun
- As Dan studied the instructions for setting up his computer, a look of frustration crossed his face. “I’ll never figure this out!” he groaned.
- Kira felt great frustration when she failed her driving test for the third time.
indicate (ĭndə-kāt′) -verb
- Jeff’s frown seemed to indicate that he was unhappy with our plan.
- The umpire raised both arms to indicate that the batter had hit a foul ball.