Definitions
Which word means: courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Affable
What word means: to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
Aggrandize
His confident aura made the team feel ready before the game.
Here, aura means:
a) smell b) distinctive air/quality
c) texture d) aroma
b.) distinctive air/quality
The school handbook says students may not bring ______________________, such as prohibited items, onto campus.
Our new teammate was ___________ greeting everyone warmly, and had a natural_____________for making nervous players feel welcome.
affable — Warmly greeting everyone shows that the teammate is pleasant and sociable.
propensity — The teammate has a natural tendency to make nervous players feel welcome.
Which word means: thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
Sleazy
What does "Amorphous" mean?
shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
A gossamer spiderweb stretched between the car mirror and the fence.
Here, gossamer means:
a) thin, light, delicate b) thick & sturdy
c) glossy & shiny d) wet & sticky
a) thin, light, and delicate
Her _____________________ group chat included only the same few friends and ignored everyone else’s ideas.
insular
My notes from the fast lecture were __________, with ideas scattered across the page, but my ____________ review helped me organize them before the quiz.
amorphous — The scattered ideas have no clear organization.
sedulous — The review was persistent and determined, helping organize the notes.
Which word means: incapable of being changed or called back
Irrevocable
What word means: coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
Scurrilous:
The thunder reverberated across the neighborhood during the storm.
Here, reverberated means:
a) intimidate b) sounded loudly
c) resound; re-echo d) softly died out
c) resounded; re-echoed
My cat gave me an ____________stare, and I could not tell whether she wanted food or attention.
inscrutable
The quiet library had a calming ____________, and our _______________ history teacher shared fascinating details about the past.
aura — The quiet library has a calming atmosphere.
erudite — The teacher is scholarly and knowledgeable, sharing fascinating historical details.
What does "Erudite" mean?
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
What does "Resilient" mean?
able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
He has a propensity for losing his phone because he often leaves it in random places.
Here, propensity, means:
a) a desire to marry b) a hatred of
c) a preference against d) a natural inclination towards
The student chose to ____________the rumor by clearly stating that it was false.
The school rules prohibit _________________, and once I clicked “submit” on the assignment, my choice was __________________ and could not be changed.
contraband — Contraband refers to prohibited items banned by school rules.
irrevocable — Clicking submit makes the choice final and impossible to change.
What does "Remonstrate" mean?
to argue with someone against something, protest against
Which word means: an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
Archtype
The querulous passenger grumbled about the bus being a few minutes late.
Here, the word Querulous means:
a) complaining b) concerned
c) worried d) quietly happy
a) complaining
Her _____________ practice on the guitar helped her learn the song before the school concert.
Sedulous
After the team lost its first game, the players stayed ______________and kept practicing; their cheers began to ____________ through the gym.
resilient — The players recover from their loss and continue practicing.
reverberate — The cheers echo through the gym.