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with girls who have a 13. I had to leave my last job because of my
nature. boss; he thought that
the best way to manage a department was by
2. Her behavior was being dictatorial.
shocking, as she was normally shy and reserved.
14. Bob s strategies may
3. The circumstances work in the short term, but eventually, his sneaky
helped to justify why the normally conscientious dealings will get him in trouble.
student didn t turn in his term paper.
15. Her coworkers respond well to Lauren s
4. I enjoyed my job until I had to work closely with demeanor, as everyone
the Louise she is likes to be around someone who is self-confident.
impossible to get along with!
16. Your denial is so
5. I tend to like people with a insistent that I no longer believe that you are
disposition, as I like a responsible.
personality with spirit and spunk.
17. The room was too for
6. It was no surprise that the day Kathryn lost her my taste with its gaudy, elaborate décor.
job, she had a expres-
sion on her face. 18. The storm was so huge,
I thought it the most intense weather we had
7. Jason is so playful that it is hard to tell when he is experienced all year.
being or serious.
8. It was clear by Paul s
behavior that he didn t care about the project.
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19. He never seemed open to new experiences; he 24. flippant
and his attitude a. careless
mocked everything even remotely unfamiliar. b. flexible
c. disrespectful levity
20. My past experiences proved d. rudely casual
to the situation once I e. pert
was able to make the connection.
25. ornate
Synonyms a. showy
The following exercise lists vocabulary words from this b. flowery
chapter. Each word is followed by five answer choices. c. epicurean
Four of them are synonyms of the vocabulary word d. highly decorated
in bold. Your task is to choose the one that is NOT a e. excessively ornamented
synonym.
26. jaunty
21. audacious a. dapper
a. daring b. buoyant
b. defiant c. self-confident
c. insolent d. athletic
d. fearless e. stylish
e. churlish
27. palpable
22. demure a. substantial
a. prudish b. touchable
b. graceful c. weighable
c. shy d. tangible
d. solemn e. sensitive
e. modest
28. sardonic
23. dolorous a. sarcastic
a. demure b. prodigious
b. sorrowful c. cynical
c. unpleasant d. caustic
d. painful e. scornfully mocking
e. distressful
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29. vehement 30. myriad
a. fervid a. plenty
b. passionate b. numerous
c. relevant c. indefinite
d. zealous d. countless
e. forceful e. oblique
Antonyms
31. conservative, restrained, reserved, timid
32. polite, poised, tractable, malleable
33. respectful, mindful, serious, courteous
34. joyful, blissful, happy, mirthful
35. finite, numerical, limited, homogenous
36. clear, straight, honest, direct
37. plain, unadorned, modest, simple
38. irrelevant, disconnected, moot, unrelated
39. intangible, imperceptible, subtle, untouchable
40. ordinary, weak, unimpressive, pedestrian
Choosing the Right Word
45. I can t work with you in this professional envi-
Circle the word in bold that best completes the
ronment when you are so (extenuating,
sentence.
churlish).
41. I found your casual, (flippant, feisty) attitude
46. How can you afford your (epicurean, extenuat-
during the formal ceremony very disrespectful.
ing) tastes; they are so lavish and luxurious!
42. Might makes right! declared the (facetious,
47. Can t you forgive me considering the (extenuat-
imperious) dictator.
ing, feisty) circumstances?
43. It s difficult to know whether you are serious
48. Did you notice how (dolorous, feisty) she
when you are so (facetious, jaunty) with me.
became when the touchy subject came up?
44. It was very (audacious, churlish) to stand up
49. His (oblique, jaunty) answers to my simple
before the crowd and recklessly begin speaking
questions left me at a loss for understanding.
without having prepared at all.
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50. She became (prodigious, prone) to illness when places, things) they describe or qualify, and then ask
her immune system began to fail her. yourself how the presence of adjectives contributes to
the piece in specific cases, and also as a whole.
Practice Activities The next time you write an e-mail or an old-fash-
Go to your favorite magazine and, while reading an arti- ioned letter to a friend, see what happens to the qual-
cle, story, or any considerably lengthy feature, circle all ity and character of your prose when you make a point
the adjectives (words that describe or qualify nouns) of including carefully selected adjectives, including
you come across. Take note of the nouns (people, those you learned in Vocabulary List 11.
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Answers
Words in Context 13. imperious. If you got this question wrong, refer
Tanya s move of bringing home the puppy was seen as back to the word s definition.
audacious, or bold and even reckless, considering both 14. oblique. If you got this question wrong, refer back
the size of her family s apartment and the fact that her to the word s definition.
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