English 11 vocab 17

Nina, Coleman, and Doug are spending a __ afternoon eating and listening to recording. Coleman collects CDs, which are ___ neatly on a shelf in his room.

• derogatory, oscillated

• fastidious, ingratiated

• convivial, arrayed

• audacious, deigned

Answer explanation

context clues:

"eating and listening to recording"

inference

"neatly on a shelf in his room."

inference

Coleman has developed an __for jazz. Doug is ___ about Coleman’s latest purchase. “How can you like that stuff? To me, jazz sounds like a bunch of people making mistakes and pretending it’s music.”

• affinity, derogatory

• oscillation, fastidious

• audaciousness, convivial

• epicure, ingratiating

Answer explanation

Context clue:

like that stuff?

synonym

"To me, jazz sounds like a bunch of people making mistakes and pretending it’s music.”

example

“That’s a pretty ____ comment. I can’t believe you would dare to say that; you play guitar so well yourself --- NOT!”

• convivial

• epicurean

• audacious

• ingratiating

Answer explanation

context clue: I can’t believe you would dare to say that

inference

Nina, who is an ___ of snack food, stops indulging herself in raw cauliflower long enough to side with Coleman. “I think jazz is great. It’s just that it’s an acquired taste, like cauliflower.”  

• array

• epicure

• affinity

• ingratiation

Answer explanation

context clue: It’s just that it’s an acquired taste, like cauliflower.”  

example

Nina has succeeded in ___herself with Coleman, so he decided to show his approval with a generous offer.

• oscillating

• deigning

• arraying

• ingratiating

Answer explanation

Context clue: with a generous offer.

example.

“You can use my new Miles Davis CD—just don’t scratch it.” Coleman is ___ about keeping his CDs in good shape.

• fastidious

• epicurean

• ingratiating

• oscillating

Answer explanation

Context clue: just don’t scratch it

example

“What?” says Nina. “I can’t believe you’d __ to let me borrow your CD. I’m honored that you condescend to let me!”

• oscillate

• array

• forbid

• deign

Answer explanation

Context clue: condescend

synonym

Coleman sways with laughter, ___ back and forth like a pendulum. “Am I that bad? Can I ___myself with your guys again? I’ll try to learn to be loveable.”

• ingratiating, deign

• oscillating, ingratiate

• deigning, oscillate

• oscillating, array

Answer explanation

context clue: back and forth like a pendulum

example

I’ll try to learn to be loveable.

example

Nina smiles. “The one who really needs to learn something is Doug. His  ___ comment has insulted me. Jazz is an important part of my heritage.”

• epicurean

• arrayed

• derogatory

• oscillating

“I confess! I got a Marsalis CD, and I like it. He’s _____, he’s bold, he’s daring! I was just playing the devil’s advocate.” To the unique sound of Miles Davis’s trumpet, Coleman and Nina ____ swat Doug with a pillow.

• audacious, convivially

• fastidious, audaciously

• oscillating, audaciously

• deigning, convivially

Answer explanation

context clue: he’s bold, he’s daring

synonym

swat Doug with a pillow.

inference