Wordly Wise 8th Test L 19 & 20

A bulwark is a wall-like structure used

• to enclose a garden

• for defense or protection

• to muffle sound

• as an animal pen

Shelby wrested the sweater from her sister's grasp. This means Shelby

• pulled gently on the sweater until her sister gave up

• ripped the sweater as she pulled it

• stretched the sweater as she pulled it

• pulled the sweater away with a twist.

The havoc caused by the tornado was difficult to believe. In this sentence, havoc

• winds

• fury

• depression

• devastation

Culmination (synonym)

• climax

• admiration

• removal

• middle

indefatigable (synonym)

• talkative

• slender

• joyful

• tireless

Engulfed (synonym)

• killed

• injured

• discouraged

• overwhelmed

Glut (antonym)

• generosity

• compliment

• purity

• scarcity

Inflammatory speech makes people

• feel inspired

• angry

• remember the past

• feel patriotic

Please forbear revealing my secret. In this sentence forbear means

• consider

• don't worry about

• wait a while before

• hold back from

My friends love to play practical jokes on me because I am so gullible. I am easily

• excited

• fooled

• nauseated

• upset