Senior Vocabulary Unit 7

n. nonsense; unintelligible speech

• gibberish

• nexus

• coeval

• anecdote

A foreign language might sound like _____ until you learn the key words and phrases.

• gibberish

• anecdote

• cogent

• livid

adj. unfriendly; hostile, injurious

• inimical

• coeval

• lurid

• cogent

n. a link, tie, or bond

• nexus

• gibberish

• incumbent

• promulgate

The desire for acceptance by others is a _____for all humankind.

• nexus

• dilatory

• entreat

• anecdote

adj. of the same time period

• coeval

• dilatory

• convoluted

• lurid

Scientists assert that the two ancient, _____civilizations, though thousands of miles apart, were aware of each other.

• coeval

• dilatory

• staid

• churlish

adj. tending to delay or procrastinate

• dilatory

• convoluted

• livid

• incumbent

The teacher warned the ______ seniors that any paper turned in after the deadline would be not receive any credit.

• dilatory

• nexus

• livid

• cogent

adj. complicated; intricate

• convoluted

• coeval

• lurid

• staid