Who moved my cheese? for teens

Ms. Fell (Canada)
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  1. lousy
    very bad
  2. typical
    exhibiting the qualities that identify a group or kind
  3. interject
    speak abruptly, especially as an interruption
  4. scowling
    sullen or unfriendly in appearance
  5. suspicious
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  6. bummer
    an experience that is frustrating or disappointing
  7. cheesy
    of very poor quality
  8. depend
    have faith or confidence in
  9. nourish
    provide with sustenance
  10. possess
    have ownership of
  11. instinct
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to stimuli
  12. complex
    complicated in structure
  13. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  14. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
  15. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  16. nonetheless
    despite anything to the contrary
  17. established
    brought about or set up or accepted
  18. waddle
    walk unsteadily
  19. arrogance
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner
  20. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  21. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  22. immobilize
    to hold fast or prevent from moving
  23. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  24. entitled
    qualified for by right according to law
  25. meantime
    the time between one event, process, or period and another
  26. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
  27. irritable
    easily annoyed
  28. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  29. reluctantly
    with a certain degree of unwillingness
  30. folly
    the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
  31. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  32. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  33. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  34. paralyze
    cause to be immobile
  35. lurk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  36. captive
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  37. invigorated
    with restored energy
  38. agility
    the gracefulness of a quick and nimble person or animal
  39. cope
    come to terms with
  40. illusion
    an erroneous mental representation
  41. envision
    imagine, conceive of, or see in one's mind
  42. inhibitor
    a substance that slows or stops an activity
  43. irrational
    not consistent with or using reason
  44. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  45. isolate
    place or set apart
  46. chime in
    break into a conversation
  47. draft
    a current of air
  48. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  49. hassle
    disorderly fighting
  50. chamber
    a natural or artificial enclosed space
  51. regard
    look at attentively
  52. clouded
    unclear in form or expression
  53. peer
    look searchingly
  54. anticipate
    be excited or anxious about
  55. savor
    taste appreciatively
Created on Fri Nov 29 01:01:03 EST 2013 (updated Fri Nov 29 01:18:38 EST 2013)

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