Wordly Wise: 8.8

Banter is light, playful

• conversation.

• eating.

• wrestling.

• singing.

To deploy troops is to

• recruit them into the armed forces.

• train them for battle.

• arrange them in battle positions.

• arrange for them to leave the armed services.

To grapple with a problem is to

• try to deal with it.

• discover it.

• solve it.

• avoid thinking about it.

A pang is a sudden

• inspiration.

• sharp feeling of pain or distress.

• change of plans that occurs at the last moment.

• hailstorm.

The manager deployed three of his best waiters to serve the large party. The manager

• put his three best waiters to work serving the party.

• introduced his best three waiters to the party.

• trained three new waiters for the job.

• hired three new waiters the night of the event.

Which of these is azure?

• a glorious sunset

• a cloudless sky

• a mountain meadow

• a forest of pine trees

Find the synonym for the word adept.

• imaginative

• eager

• accustomed

• skilled

Find the synonym for the word crucial.

• fatal

• vital

• terrible

• plausible

Find the synonym for the word fastidious.

• hungry

• swift

• lucrative

• detail-oriented

Find the synonym for the word grappled.

• wrestled

• spotted

• mauled

• devoured