11 Vocab Pretest 9

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Definition of ephemeral: She promised to love me forever, but her 'forever' was only...

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short-lived, fleeting

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Definition of fastidious: Mark is so fastidious that he never finishes a project due to perfectionism.

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Meticulous, demanding, with high and often unattainable standards; concerned about cleanliness.

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Definition of hapless based on context: My poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week for vacation.

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unlucky; unfortunate

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Definition of impassive: Stop being so impassive; it’s healthy to cry every now and then.

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stoic, not susceptible to suffering; not feeling or showing emotion

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Definition of noisome: The noisome shoes sat in the corner, ignored as much as smelly shoes could be.

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Having a bad odor, foul-smelling, injurious to health, harmful.

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Definition of noxious: The hungry boy looked at the noxious soup and chose starvation over sickness.

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injurious, harmful to health, or unwholesome

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Definition of obstreperous: Billy’s obstreperous behavior prompted the librarian to ask him to leave.

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noisy, unruly

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Definition of perfunctorily: The students perfunctorily spouted off vocab definitions without considering their connotations and histories.

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done merely as form or routine, superficial

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Definition of prolific: The homework in AP History turned off all but the most determined students.

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fruitful, abounding, producing many/much

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Definition of punctilious based on context: Punctilious Bobby, hall monitor extraordinaire, insisted that his peers follow the rules.

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Eager to follow rules or conventions; showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.