Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym for the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in the following sentence. The soldier’s EXEMPLARY conduct did not go unnoticed by his sergeant.

If you insist on eating more cotton candy _________ a kid at a carnival, __________ don’t come crying to me when you’ve gained a few pounds!

Dan was a nice guy, but he was far too GARRULOUS and tended to monopolize people at parties.

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly an antonym of the word below. LASSITUDE

Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly an antonym of the word below. ADVERSE

Poverty is RIFE in the rural areas of our county, where one in three families receives some state assistance.

I screamed as the monstrous presence snaked toward me on the dark and __________ path.

The workers were allowed to ___________ down once they’d ________ the brick, but the foreman himself has not yet ___________ down.

n. Capacity for producing a desired result; effectiveness. Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.

Now that the festivities have ended, perhaps we can return to some SEMBLANCE of normality.

Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below. adj. Similar to something else in certain respects, as in form, function, or meaning