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Vocab Units 1-5
for Semester Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affable | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| Affable | The representative was friendly and ____, making close connections immediately. |
| Aplomb | (n.) poise, assurance, great self |
| Aplomb | I handled the situation with _____ despite my inner self doubt. |
| Approbation | (n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval |
| Approbation | I received my teacher’s _____ when I turned my assignment in on time. |
| Ascribe | (v.)to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| Ascribed | After throwing a ball inside, my brother _____ the blame of breaking Mom and Dad’s china to me. |
| Autonomy | (n.)self government, home rule |
| Autonomy | In 1776, the thirteen colonies began their fight for _____. |
| Bombastic | (adj.) pompous or overblown in language; full of high |
| Bombastic | The committee chair president tried to avoid important issues with her dramatic and ____ speech. |
| Circuitous | (adj) roundabout, not direct |
| Circuitous | One morning I decided to take the _____ path instead of the straight path to school. |
| Erudite | (adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| Erudite | The girl passed her tests easily because she was extremely ______. |
| Expostulate | (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course of decision by earnest reasoning |
| Expostulate | I tried to _______ with my mom about ungrounding me so I could go to the party. |
| Inscrutable | (adj.) incapable of being understand; impossible to see through physically |
| Inscrutable | His poker face was _______; his opponents could not tell whether he had a good hand or was bluffing. |
| Inveigh | (v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| Inveighed | After CEO Martin Shkreli drastically increased the price of a drug, many people have ______ him on social media. |
| Petulant | (adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset |
| Petulant | After injuring himself, _______ Andrew was complaining about his pain and asking his mother to tend to him. |
| Prerogative | (n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
| Prerogative | The seniors have the _____ of getting first choice over the new, inexperienced freshmen. |
| Proclivity | (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| Proclivity | The boy had a ____ of biting his lip when nervous. |
| Repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| Repudiate | Many conspiracy theorists ______ the government’s statement that man landed on the moon in 1969. |
| Sepulchral | (adj.) funereal, typical of the tomb; extremely gloomy or dismal |
| Sepulchral | With her dark clothing and somber expression, she exhibits a _______ aura. |
| Soporific | (adj.) Causing sleep, dulling awareness, (n.) an agent or drug |
| Soporific | My thanksgiving dinner had a ______ effect, causing me to nap during the football game. |
| Stringent | (adj.) binding, drawing or pressing tight; marked by rigor, strictness, or severity, especially regarding rules or standards |
| Stringent | My elementary school was so ______, we were not allowed to play with the monkey bars. |
| Vapid | (adj.) lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, force |
| Vapid | My _____ math teacher would put every child in my class to sleep, even during tests. |
| Vitriolic | (adj.) characterized by bitter feelings or harsh speech |
| Vitriolic | Her views on the political debate were very ________, causing the politicians to cry in their homes because they were so hurt. |
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