Vocabulary for Achievement, Course 1, Lesson 13, (CTS)

The history professor's lectures sometimes _______________ to stories of his childhood.

• garbled

• reiterated

• proclaimed

• digressed

Her _______________ speech was good, considering she hadn't planned it.

• terse

• garbled

• impromptu

• audible

Concerned that her talkative client might say too much, the lawyer instructed him to give _______________ replies to the prosecutor's questions.

• terse

• eloquent

• impromptu

• garbled

Jamal was chosen to lead the debate team because he was the best _______________ .

• garbler

• coherence

• orator

• proclamation

Lu's father _______________ his warning so many times it echoed in her head.

• proclaimed

• reiterated

• garbled

• digressed

"Our beautiful new park is now open to the public," the mayor _______________ .

• garbled

• digressed

• reiterated

• proclaimed

Brad had carefully organized his essay, so it received a high score for _______________ .

• coherence

• digression

• proclaimation

• terseness

Kisha's apology was so _______________ that her friends forgave her immediately.

• garbled

• eloquent

• terse

• audible

"Louder!" the conductor said to the children whose singing was barely _______________ .

• audible

• garbled

• coherent

• impromptu

Michael was a little frightened of his coach, and often _______________ his words when he spoke to her.

• proclaimed

• digressed

• garbled

• orated