Power Plus Vocabulary Level 12, Lesson 7

After sitting in the airport for nine hours, I was _____ when I learned my flight would be delayed another six hours.

• gibberish

• cogent

• livid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

I admit that I wake up _____ every morning, but my mood improves drastically after I have my cup of coffee.

• churlish

• anecdote

• nexus

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which word means "extremely complex and difficult to follow"?

• cogent

• convoluted

• churlish

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word means "full of unpleasant details that are meant to shock or interest people"?

• livid

• cogent

• lurid

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Though Jim was caught cheating with another woman, he would _____ his girlfriend for a second chance.

• livid

• entreat

• incumbent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Although I normally do not like science fiction movies, this film was _____ and easy for me to accept as true.

• churlish

• convoluted

• cogent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When the man addressed the collapsed woman on the sidewalk, her paralyzed right side and sputtering _____ led the confused man to believe she suffered a stroke.

• nexus

• gibberish

• cogent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

In our town, the _____ of the art world is the museum district.

• convoluted

• incumbent

• nexus

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means "an interesting or amusing short story"?

• nexus

• gibberish

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The job application is so _____ it will probably take me two hours to read it.

• convoluted

• livid

• cogent