Vocab 4-6 Review English 2

The boss and his worker had a heated and _____ debate about salaries.

• iota

• recluse

• acrimonious

• discreet

Scout and Jem had many _____ with Dill during the summer. They were usually harmless adventures.

• bland

• escapades

• cynical

• carcasses

Definition: extremely impressive in strength or excellence; inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

• exhilarate

• remorse

• squalor

• formidable

If you want to ask someone to the prom, don't be _____. If you're too restrained or vague, they might not understand what you're asking.

• discreet

• perpetual

• libel

• shrewd

To make something clear and understandable

• acquit

• infantile

• cynical

• elucidate

Atticus was hoping that Tom Robinson would be _____ in the appeals court, but he died before they got that chance.

• acquitted

• pensive

• reprimanded

• libeled

These two words are synonyms meaning lacking strong characteristics; uninteresting

• bland; iota

• bland; nondescript

• stolid; eccentric

• adamant; duress

Atticus was ____ as he often didn't reveal his emotions openly.

• reclusive

• adamant

• stolid

• eccentric

tiny; small; a little amount

• impertinence

• iota

• duress

• spurious

I love you, but sometimes you act _____ when you talk over me and ask silly questions. You're acting more like a little kid than a high schooler.

• vehement

• affluent

• unobtrusive

• infantile