Vocabulary Lesson 1

Everyone groaned when the father of the bride got up to give a speech because he is known to be quite ________.

• deft

• voluminous

• verbose

• latent

My lawyer encouraged me to carefully ________ the cell phone contract before signing.

• placate

• ostracize

• peruse

• redact

The King's Speech is a film about King George VI overcoming a stutter and mastering ________.

• elocution

• circumlocution

• pariah

• synopsis

Top Olympic athletes win medals for their ________ performances.

• verbose

• meritorious

• commodious

• voluminous

Sometimes used-car salesmen have a way of speaking in ________; I wish they'd just tell it like it is!

• circumlocutions

• pariahs

• synopses

• elocutions

Maria loved being a teacher for those moments when she discovered a ________ talent in one of her most timid students.

• deft

• latent

• voluminous

• meritorious

Omar's teacher ________ his article for the school paper because it contained unnecessary information.

• perused

• ostracized

• placated

• redacted

Once I get angry, I am not easily

• perused

• placated

• ostracized

• redacted

The child was bundled up in a ________ coat that made him look comical.

• voluminous

• verbose

• blatant

• deft

The shared ________ of the rowers ensured that the boat moved swiftly.

• synopsis

• pariah

• elocution

• cadence