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Question 1

gregarious

Answer 1

extroverted; enjoying companionshi

Question 2

gregarious

Answer 2

Greg, Gary, and us

Question 3

depleted

Answer 3

drained; used up

Question 4

depleted

Answer 4

the pleated (pants)

Question 5

tenacious

Answer 5

strong; persistent; determined to hold on

Question 6

tenacious

Answer 6

tennis shoes

Question 7

wane

Answer 7

grow gradually smaller

Question 8

wane

Answer 8

the name “Wayne”

Question 9

ludicrous

Answer 9

absurd; ridiculous

Question 10

ludicrous

Answer 10

Lou to cross

Question 11

obsolete

Answer 11

no longer usable; outdated

Question 12

obsolete

Answer 12

Hobb so late

Question 13

obsolete

Answer 13

Typewriters would be considered obsolete in most modern offices.

Question 14

digress

Answer 14

to move away from the main topic when writing
or speaking; to go off on a tangent

Question 15

digress

Question 16

digress

Answer 16

In writing, if you digress from the main point for too long, you may lose your reader.

Question 17

articulate

Answer 17

able to speak clearly and effectively

Question 18

articulate

Answer 18

Artie Kool-Aid

Question 19

articulate

Answer 19

To be effective, a teacher must be articulate

Question 20

tirade

Answer 20

a long and bitter speech; diatribe

Question 21

tirade

Answer 21

tie raid

Question 22

tirade

Answer 22

After the team’s ninth straight loss, the coach’s tirade could be heard in the parking lot.