For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
1. I was sorry to see her in that _________, she looked so _________.
ⓐ mood, arbitrary
ⓑ situation, arbitrary
ⓒ condition, despondent
ⓓ mood, despondent
ⓔ condition, pensive
2. The disarray was _________; the office had to be closed for the day so all the furniture could be placed where it belonged, papers could be re-filed and a general cleaning done.
ⓐ severe
ⓑ contemptible
ⓒ inconsequential
ⓓ intermittent
ⓔ trifling
3. He told the kids not to be so _________ when he was gone. He was afraid they would _________ the babysitter.
ⓐ truculent, appease
ⓑ egotistical, overwhelm
ⓒ truculent, endear
ⓓ boisterous, endear
ⓔ boisterous, overwhelm