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Practice: mean

Type the correct stronger word for each sentence. No choices!

Practice is designed to help you get familiar with the replacement words. Some sentences may have small grammar errors, and sometimes more than one answer could work—focus on choosing the best replacement word.

Question 1 of 10Score: 0

Boring sentence

The gossip was mean, and it felt petty and vengeful, like it was written just to embarrass her.

The gossip was ____, and it felt petty and vengeful, like it was written just to embarrass her.