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Mrs Hull vocab - 8
| Question/Definition | Answer |
|---|---|
| describes people or actions that are extremely wicked and evil | nefarious |
| The _____________ man got a life sentence in jail. | nefarious |
| very productive; fruitful | prolific |
| The tree produces many apples. It is __________. | prolific |
| unpredictable and given to constantly shifting moods | mercurial |
| The girl's mood is always shifting. She could be described as ______________. | mercurial |
| excessively sentimental; emotional and tearful | maudlin |
| The mother was very ____________, and never gave away her daughter's first pair of shoes. | maudlin |
| learned and scholarly | erudite |
| The ___________ girl is the smartest girl in her grade. | erudite |
| very talkative | loquacious/garrulous |
| The three friends are ____________. They never stop talking. | loquacious/garrulous |
| characterized by strong and biased views on controversial issues | tendentious/partisan |
| Presidential candidates tend to be ____________ and have strong views on controversial issues. | tendentious/partisan |
| to express very strong and harsh disapproval | castigate/excoriate |
| Most British Loyalists in 1733 ___________ the Boston Tea Party. | castigated/excoriated |
| skillful | dexterous/adroit |
| The guy is skillful with a guitar. He is ___________. | dexterous/adroit |
| very changeable and impulsive | capricious/fickle |
| The girl is very ____________ and always changing her opinions on things. | capricious/fickle |
| feeling of intense dislike and animosity | enmity/animus |
| The villain felt __________ towards his nemesis. | enmity/animus |
| characterized by an unyielding behavior; inflexible | adamant/intransigent |
| The girl almost never changes her mind. She is ____________. | adamant/intransigent |
| very careful and precise; exacting | painstaking/meticulous |
| The ______________ project needs to be done very precisely. | painstaking/meticulous |
| characterized by an exaggerated and theatrical display of emotions | histrionic/overwrought |
| Girls tend to be thought of as _____________ because some girls display exaggerated emotions. | histrionic/overwrought |
| knowledge that is obscure and hard for non-specialists to understand | esoteric/recondite |
| Lawyers have ___________ vocabulary that most people would not understand. | esoteric/recondite |
| behavior that is rude, blunt, and peremptory in manner | brusque/curt |
| It is ____________ to tell someone you don't like a gift they gave you. | brusque/curt |
| a way of doing something that breaks from established practices or customary procedures | unorthodox/unconventional |
| Getting pregnant before getting married is ________________. | unorthodox/unconventional |
| trite, often-repeated statements that are presented as if they are significant and original | platitudinous/hackneyed |
| The _______________ phrase is repeated very often. | platitudinous/hackneyed |
| fashions that are exaggerated, showy, and intended to attract attention | flamboyant/theatrical |
| The __________________ outfit the woman wore was intended to attract other's attention. | flamboyant/theatrical |
| behavior that lacks grace and is thus clumsy and ineffective | inept/maladroit |
| The teenager is an __________ driver due to his inability to back out of parking spots. | inept/maladroit |
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