Directions: From the words listed below, choose the letter by the word that best completes the sentence.
a. patronize b. contaminated c. digressions d. adjacent e. egocentric
16. The boys learned that the old carriage house where they used to meet weekly was _____ to a chemical
dump.
17. Although the heiress was kind to her servants, she tended to _____ them.
18. Your lies have ____ our friendship.
19. Mrs. Flynn’s lectures often contained interesting ____ about her won experiences.
20. Lonnie often bored us with his ____ stories about his bodybuilding competitions.