E8 Lesson Seven Vocabulary

Tending to change suddenly; explosively unstable

• volatile

• ornate

• urbane

• petulant

He thought he had put his __________ lifestyle behind him, but it resurfaced when his employer found his criminal record during a background check.

If a person is very talkative they are ___________

• arid

• incontrovertible

• loquacious

• fraught

Impossible to dispute or disprove

• deplore

• compatible

• arid

• incontrovertible

sophisticated; polite and refined in manner

• quip

• urbane

• scoff

• wanton

The antique grandfather clock was covered with _____________ woodwork.

Their continuing __________ behaviour sends out all the wrong signals for sportsmanship.

to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach

• arid

• loquacious

• tantalize

• quip

The plant can survive in ________ environments becasue it requires little water.

• scoff

• arid

• petulant

• deplore

capable of existing or working together

• microcosm

• incontrovertible

• fraught

• compatible