Review Units 1-3

It isn’t wise to give very young children toys that will break easily. They need playthings that are __________ because they haven’t yet learned to handle fragile items __________.

• frugal … willfully

• prodigious … wantonly

• servile … churlishly

• durable … gingerly

If you are careless with your money, you will always be penniless. But if you are __________, you may be able to __________ a sizable personal fortune.

• frugal … amass

• audacious … preclude

• bountiful … evolved

• enterprising … maim

“If he weren’t so rude, I’d be glad to __________ with him on the project,” I said. “But I don’t think I can work with someone with such a __________ manner.”

• vie … congested

• banter … relevant

• collaborate … churlish

• wrangle … servile

The clownish __________ of cartoon characters, both animal and human, have won the hearts and __________ of many generations of delighted children.

• antics … plaudits

• banter … bonanzas

• tethers … decrees

• adages … vigils

The TV marathon not only garnered __________ amounts of money for the region’s starving millions but also yielded an unexpectedly rich __________ of publicity for their plight.

• legendary … allotment

• prodigious … bonanza

• bountiful … banter

• myriad … rubble

He was a man of great energy and __________. In no time at all, he rose from relatively humble beginnings to the very __________ of power.

• longevity … antics

• audacity … durables

• compliance … perspectives

• enterprise … citadels

“A person has to expect a little accidental bumping and pushing in a crowded bus,” I observed to my companion. “It’s just not possible to avoid __________ another passenger when the center aisle is __________ with people.”

• grappling … elite

• maiming … devoid

• jostling … congested

• minimizing … glutted