Vocab 1

Jaunty

He struck a jaunty pose for the camera.

• slouching

• cheerful, confident

• disgusting

• outrageous

Repose

That car reposed, calm and gleaming, a For Sale sign in its left front window.

• rest, peace

• dead

• fixed up

• totaled

Quintessentially

She writes very quintessentially.

• quizzical, incomprehensible

• of perfect class

• sloppy

• having many errors

Jovial

Marcus is very jovial for having won the fishing contest.

• disappointed

• joyful

• confused

• burdened

Arrogance

"and he said it with such arrogance"

• superior attitude

• class

• trickery

• disapproval

Palpitates

My heart palpitates as look down from the extreme height.

• heartbeat slows down significantly

• heartbeat is rapid or irregular

• heart drops to your stomach

• heart flatlines

Interminable

The time that passed seemed interminable.

• short

• shallow, meaningless

• endless

• breakable

Haggard

The man looked haggard after the long walk.

• refreshed

• fatigued, exhausted

• ghostly

• strong

Infuriated

My brother infuriated me.

• angered

• blessed

• surprised

• annoyed

Rescinded

His mother rescinded his TV privileges after seeing his bad report card.

• discussed

• restricted

• increased

• cancelled