Adjectives
Drowsy, sluggish, lazy
lethargic
Showing irritation through a gloomy silence
sullen
To evade; to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.
elude
A sudden thought, idea, or desire; based on impulse rather than reason
whim
In this heat every extra gesture was an ___________ to the common store of life.
A: unscrupulous B: affront
B: affront
Impolitely bold; excessively forward
presumptuous
Lucky or fortunate; happening by accident or chance
fortuitous
A guess; to think without certain or strong evidence
surmise
A deliberate act of disrespect; personal insult
affront
I think he realizes that his __________________ little flirtation is over.
A: presumptuous B: Laudable
A: presumptuous
Warm and cheerful
genial
Burdened; loaded down
laden
To occur; happen; take place
transpire
To be at rest
repose
The policeman caught something in the tone and looked over with ____________ eyes.
‘What’s all that?’ he demanded
A: truculent B: dilatory
A: truculent
Deserving praise; commendable
laudable
Generous with forgiveness; free from petty resentfulness
magnanimous
To feel as if you were experiencing the feelings of another person
vicariously
Tending to procrastinate; slow; tardy
dilatory
It _______ after a confused five minutes that the man had heard Gatsby’s name around his office.
A: reposed B: transpired
B: transpired
Excessive; more than needed
superfluous
Fierce, cruel, savagely brutal
truculent
To confirm as truth; to give evidence
corroborate
Dishonest; corrupt; immoral; unethical
unscrupulous
He looked at me anxiously as if he hoped I’d ________ this story.
A: corroborate B: elude
A: corroborate