Licoscos Freshman Final 2016

My aunt is training to be a member of a crew in the next America's Cup. 

tempting

soliloquy

Gabe sat with Christine and (she ,her) at the soccer game. 

advocate

untidy in personal habits

indolent

to lose power

not easy; requiring hard work

This novel is from the north branch of the library the building on Central Street. 

St. Patrick the patron saint of Ireland was born in Britain around A.D. 389.

Most theater-in-the-round seat fewer people than other theaters so that the audience can see.

grant

Lawrence High's soccer team 

industrious; not lazy

In mock seriousness, Thayer describes a baseball game like great heroes engaged in a struggle.

Plural? Possessive?  People in our class often confuse the three_________.

noble

Talia broke her glasses catching a fly in the ninth inning. 

The winners of the sack race were (he,him) and Loretta.

Neil Diamond loves me more than (she, her).

credulous

obstinate

In the battle between the tough, streetwise cats and the pampered Pekinese dogs, who will win?

merciful

distasteful

Either is fine, but I prefer the smaller one.

fond of fighting

shake, tremble, trill

Whom else but Robert Frost could have composed "The Runaway"?

Appositive? Yes or No: Patrick the temporary bookkeeper is staying late this evening.  

projection

Pronoun as Sub/Obs:  Neither (she, her) nor they could remember who invented the elevator.

Jenna, the editor said I could write the sports column. 

They soar through the sky catching night-flying insects until the night over they seek shelter.

Womens' lockerroom 

an intoduction to a speech or piece of writing

Bonnie thought it was (we, us) who short-sheeted her bunk. 

bear the cost

unaware

kickback

A unit of soldiers on horseback only armed with sabers were ordered to attack an army.

pious

Though I tried hard to please her, my aunt liked my brother more than (I,me).

easy

sincere

Monopolys' Rules

It was more fun to tease him than (she, her)

T.S. Thomas Stearns Eliot, who wrote Macavity: The Mystery Cat,is known for difficult poetry. 

jurisdiction

furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme

The ____ took their family to the zoo. [Mr. and Mrs. Harris]

Pronouns as Subject Comp:  The women on the food committee are Margaret and (she, her).

The Ferrars and (we,us) went sailing with the Faders and them.

The victory announcement surprised him more than (I,me). 6

It takes great courage to climb Mount Everest in the Himalayas. 

slavery; held down

For items 40 through 49, please consider the antonyms: provisional

celebrated

William Shakespeare, the most common ______ in the English language, was born in 1564.

Sylvia Felix'x two ____ are both studying history. 

The rhyme pattern of The Runaway is irregular, but Frost controls it very _____.

to cause to become 

give out in shares

Have you seen _____ new house?

affordable

to make up for

Where are the ___?  

sensible

dump

to make like new

Lester isn't allowed to go to Seattle even if Daphne's parents do accompany (he, him).

cheerful; hopeful

tough, hardy

It was a great tennis victory for my partner and (I, me). 

pronouns?  Yes? No?  Tony said, "We will help you, Paul."

Noun? Yes or No?:  Among all the cousins, Karl is the only boy. 

It is hard to think of anyone who works as hard as (she, her). 

to prevent by action first

The Crusades military expeditions to recover Palestine from the Moslems took place between...

When can Robert and (we,us) meet your cousin?

flexible

It might have been (he, him) who filed the complaint.

to fight struggle 

London's Globe Theater home of Shakespeare's theatrical company was an open stage theater. 

Which do you want for the experiment? 

unbearable

despicable

amiable

Julius's stopwatch

Shara laughed at us.  "Anyone can do that," she said. 

to distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

awkward

Kathleen is a better dancer than (I,me)

Possessive? Yes or No?  Men's furnishings

run-down; mean

unceasingly

I want you to meet Roger Craft the student I am tutoring. 

She and Tricia fixed the car by themselves. 

likely