Vocabulary 7

Do not be overly ___________ when writing because wordiness is often unclear

• willful

• verbose

• fortuitous

• prodigious

It is _____________ to where a mask to be careful about exposure and transfer of COVID.

• fanatic

• pedestrian

• fortuitous

• prudent

His tumor was deemed ____________ and was not harmful.

• prodigious

• benign

• supercilious

• furtive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

The instructions were so ___________ and confusing, it took me hours to assemble the dollhouse that promised to be easy.

• prodigious

• prudent

• hackneyed

• ambiguous

The _____________ boyfriend yielded to his girlfriend's wishes.

• vehement

• compliant

• subtle

• innocuous

Her ______________ speech consisted of one cliche after banal cliche.

• prudent

• furtive

• willful

• hackneyed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I tried to ________________ my mentor because if I could be his equal, I knew I would excel in my career.

• emulate

• enhance

• retract

• assuage

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

It was _______________ I found the winning scratcher when by chance I saw it laying on the ground.

• furtive

• prudent

• fortuitous

• vehement

The tourists ________________ ed their way slowly through the beautiful Parisian streets.

• meander

• retract

• amass

• assuage

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

America is considered the last ____________ of democracy in the world where asylum is sought by those seeking a fortress of safety.

• bastion

• torpor

• paucity

• zealous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E