Level D

Someone who is in a tirade is in the midst of a:

• harangue

• venture

• mire

• metropolis

Although Brooke felt bad, she had no choice but to _____ Travis' advances, and refused to go to Homecoming with him.

• protract

• plaintiff

• spurn

When Ed's deception was revealed during the trial, the jury became _____ about his innocence.

• liberality

• boorish

• dubious

The naughty monkey acted as a(n) ____ when it stole all my hubcaps and ran off through the woods.

• knave

• boorish

• combatant

The freshman girls thought the freshmen boys were _____ and hoped to be asked out by an upper classman.

• knave

• abase

• boorish

A film idol of the 1950s, Cary Grant was adored by a(n) _____ of fans.

• legion

• dubious

• impenitent

We bought some stones from the local _____ .

• quarry

• spurn

• dubious

Another word for torment is:

• ignore

• harry

• console

• daunt

Identify the correct sentence structure for a compound sentence.

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

• I went to the store because I needed milk.

• Going to the store, I bought some milk.

• I went to the store; buying some milk.

Choose the correct synonym for the word 'elated'.

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Confused