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What does the word "radiant" mean?
A. To warn or scold; to reprimand
B. In a kind or generous manner
C. Shining brightly; sending out light
D. Disapproval; criticism
C. Shining brightly; sending out light
Choose the sentence that best goes with the word "radiant".
A. I radiantly checked my stuff to see if I have homework.
B. Almost every one of the radiant divinities could act cruelly or contemptibly.
C. The sun was red, as if it were blushing, and it made his skin look radiant.
D. Not even the presence at Christmastime of a radiant, grown-up Caroline could get under my shell.
C. The sun was red, as if it were blushing, and it made his skin look radiant.
Choose the part of speech that goes with the word "radiant".
A. Verb
B. Adjective
C. Adverb
D. Noun
B. Adjective
What does the word admonish mean?
A. Overconfident, inappropriate for the situation
B. To warn or scold; to reprimand
C. In a kind or generous manner
D. Disapproval; criticism
B. To warn or scold; to reprimand
Choose the sentence that best goes with the word "admonish".
A. The smile that had been ghosting across Miss Anderson’s face while Miss Preston admonished me drops off real quick, and Miss Anderson’s usual sourpuss face reappears.
B. English was then still a party favor for me—crack open the dictionary, find out if I'd just been insulted, praised, admonished, criticized.
C. No one cared what he did any longer, no whistle woke him, no telescreen admonished him.
D. In George Washingtons day, schoolchildren on both sides of the Atlantic were admonished to use shall instead of will in some cases.
B. English was then still a party favor for me—crack open the dictionary, find out if I'd just been insulted, praised, admonished, criticized.
Choose the parts of speech that goes with the word "admonish"
A. Verb
B. Adverb.
C. Noun
D. Adjective
A. Verb
A. Something done or agreed in order to reach an agreement or compromise
B. Shining brightly; sending out light
C. Disapproval, criticism
D. Overconfident, inappropriate for the situation
D. Overconfident, inappropriate for the situation
Choose the sentence that best goes with the word "presumptuous".
A. I was presumptuous when I received my report card from school.
B. She felt “presumptuous in writing this to you.”
C. I wanted to ask why he was there, but it would have been presumptuous to do so.
D. “That’s a little presumptuous of you, don’t you think? If you don’t want to go—” “No no, I want to.”
D. “That’s a little presumptuous of you, don’t you think? If you don’t want to go—” “No no, I want to.”
Choose the parts of speech that goes with the word "presumptuous".
A. Adjective
B. Noun
C. Verb
D. Adverb.
A. Adjective
To become progressively smaller or less. ____
A. Radiant
B. Concession
C. Wane
D. Presumptuous
C. Wane
Fill in the blank that goes with the word "wane"
A. The excitement of Gabes project was short-lived, and their interest ____ when they realized he was not just hammering together a primitive raft that they could paddle along the riverbank.
B. He could feel his strength ______, and they still had another giant to deal with.
C. I was ____ enough to see the new TV show that just came out yesterday.
D. I hate to ____ here but I do not think you should be here in this area as it is under construction.
B. He could feel his strength ______, and they still had another giant to deal with.
Choose the parts of speech that goes with the word "wane".
A. Adverb
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Noun
C. Verb
In a kind or generous manner. ____________
A. Admonish
B. Reproach
C. Presumptuous
D. Benevolently
D. Benevolently
Fill in the blank that goes with the word "benevolently".
A. I benevolently hated the long drive to San Francisco just because of how far it was from Stockton.
B. "He's a real character. He's not this benevolently saint character. He's stubborn and doesn't befriend the people he should. He's confused in love and he's temperamental. He has a healthy disrespect for authority."
C. She waved benevolently to her subjects, many of whom were seeing her for the first time.
D. They benevolently walked to the cafeteria.
C. She waved benevolently to her subjects, many of whom were seeing her for the first time.
Choose the parts of speech that goes with the word "benevolently"
A. Adjective
B. Verb
C. Noun
D. Adverb
D. Adverb