1. The Challenge By Abbi St.Clair

2. graceful She is a graceful dancer. with beauty of motion or style

3. divided Divide the candy between the two children. to separate

4. advanced He took advanced courses in mathematics. difficult, complex

5. privately She had a private room at the hospital. secret, keeping personal matters exclusively to oneself:

6. replacement My TV broke and I bought a replacement. that takes the place of another

7. excitement The children felt great excitement on the rollercoaster ride. a strong, pleasant feeling

8. adorable That little girl is just adorable! lovable, cute

9. heaving They gave the rock a heave over the cliff. to raise or lift with effort or force

10. forgiveness He told a lie but later asked his friend for forgiveness. freeing from guilt or obligation

11. mileage The mileage between San Francisco and L.A. is approx. 400 miles. the distance in miles between two points

12. barely I hurt my foot and can barely walk. almost not at all, just, hardly

13. forceful The police used forceful methods to get the suspect to confess to the crime. using force, strength

14. scarcely I can scarcely live on the money I earn. almost not, hardly

15. blaming I blame him for the accident. is responsible for

16. entirely Of course he is our landlord; he owns the entire building. complete, whole

17. usable The machine is usable now after repair. serviceable, capable of being used:

18. sincerely Please believe me; I am sincerely interested in helping you. honestly, truly

19. amusement When our friend starts to tell jokes, our amusement doesn't stop. pleasure, delight:

20. lifeless Lifeless bodies from the airplane crash lay on the ground. dead

21. manageable Cleanup after a hurricane is difficult, but manageable. able to be done,

22. Challenge Words deflated disciplined consecutively silhouetted refinement

23. deflated Someone deflated the tires of our car; we're stuck! to let the air out of

24. disciplined The military training school produced highly disciplined soldiers. showing control resulting from training of mind and body

25. consecutively following one after the other in regular order: She had a pain in her stomach for three consecutive days Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

26. silhouetted A silhouette of the side view of the boy's face shows the shape of his nose. outline that is filled in with a dark color, against a light background:

27. refinement The kings and queens of France demanded refinement in dress and in manners. a polished form, a state of greater perfection