Words in Context 1.5

After a ​ (a)   meeting with the mayor, Bob was selected for an administrative position.

• fortuitous
• frugal
• impetuous
• exemplary

Mrs. Williams was a ​ (a)   old woman who always shopped with coupons.

• frugal
• fortuitous
• haughty
• impetuous

The judge considered all of the ​ (a)   circumstances and gave the defendant a lighter sentence.

• extenuating
• exemplary
• hypothetical
• hackneyed

The new doctor was condescending and spoke to everone in a ​ (a)   tone of voice.

• haughty
• extenuating
• frugal
• hackneyed

The editor rejected the author's first draft because it contained so many overused and ​ (a)   expressions.

• hackneyed
• fortuitous
• impetuous
• exemplary

Jaime decided rather ​ (a)   to drop out of college.

• impetuously
• frugally
• hedonistically
• hypothetically

The researcher's ​​ (a)   had never been tested before.

• hypothesis
• frugality
• extenuating
• hackney

Margo received the employee-of-the-month award for being such an ​ (a)   employee.

• exemplary
• hackneyed
• impetuous
• hedonist

The author's prose was overly detailed and even ​ (a)   at times.

• florid
• hedonist
• exemplary
• impetuous

The actor was considered a ​ (a)   because of his constant prsence at parties and social events.

• hedonist
• frugal
• impetuous
• florid