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skeptical

adjective · /SKEP-tih-kul/

If you are skeptical, you are not sure something is true yet. You want more proof before you believe it.

In a sentence

  • "Maya was skeptical when her brother said he could build a rocket out of cardboard."
  • "The class felt skeptical about the magic trick until they saw the coin vanish."

Books where you'll see it

  • The Lightning Thief
    Rick Riordan
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    J.K. Rowling
  • Wonder
    R.J. Palacio
  • A Wrinkle in Time
    Madeleine L'Engle
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