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Vocabulary:"The Season's Curmudgeon Sees the Light""Forest Fire""Why the Leaves Turn Color in the Fall" Select the antonym for consoling: helping cheering blending agitating Select the antonym for predisposed: able unwilling ready upgraded Select the antonym for tenacious: relaxed sturdy pressure stretched My Best Friend I love my best friend for many reasons. Sometimes she is happy and excited; sometimes she is moody or sad. Despite being capricious, I think she is mostly predisposed to being upbeat and positive. She is also very tenacious; she never gives up once she sets her mind on something. She is also very consoling; whenever I am sad or upset, she is always there to encourage me and lift my spirits. Yes, after some contemplation, I would say she is the best person I know! Matching Match the word to the sentence it best completes. Capricious Small children are often _; happy one moment, screaming and crying the next. Consoling Cynthia spoke in a _ tone in order to calm the child down. Tenacious Don't be fooled by her small frame; Lindsey is fierce and _ when she sets her mind on something. Contemplation He decided not to go on the trip after much _; he knew it would just be too expensive. Evacuees Many _ are moving south to avoid the forest fires in northern California. Predisposed Because of his passion for athletics, Tyrone was _ to playing several different sports.