English I, Vocabulary 33

Donald Trump loves to ________ his wealth whenever he has the chance.

• clandestine

• flaunt

• posthumous

• affable

At a ____________ meeting, the two spies exchanged secret information.

• affable

• flaunt

• clandestine

• poignant

Because the __________ movie reminded me of my painful childhood, it made me cry.

• poignant

• affable

• clandestine

• flaunt

After he died in prison, new evidence turned up proving his innocence so the governor granted him a _____________ pardon.

• clandestine

• poignant

• flaunt

• posthumous

Instead of being such a jerk, you should try being more ______________.

• flaunt

• affable

• posthumous

• clandestine

It was difficult to decide what to do on a Saturday night because the city presented us with _________ possibilities for fun.

• obtuse

• myriad

• demure

• vex

Political opponents warned that the president’s _________ approach to foreign policy would involve the nation in mindless war.

• myriad

• vex

• obstuse

• demure

The teacher condemned the student’s _______ attempt to plagiarize Shakespeare’s work.

• brazen

• demure

• vex

• obtuse

Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, Lisa remained _________.

• myriad

• brazen

• vex

• demure

My child ________ me by asking “why” over and over.

• vexes

• obtuse

• brazen

• demure