EIV BR 21-30 Review

The salesgirl’s ________ manner made me change my mind about shopping in the store.

• brusque

• hone

• espouse

• odious

• posterity

The tennis player practices several hours a day to ______ her skills.

• brusque

• hone

• espouse

• odious

• posterity

People who _______ the Paleo diet claim that they feel better and it’s much easier to control their weight.

• brusque

• hone

• espouse

• odious

• posterity

Because Mark had an ______ personality, he had very few friends.

• brusque

• hone

• espouse

• odious

• posterity

As a historian, it is Phillip’s job to preserve historical documents and artifacts for our ________.

• brusque

• hone

• espouse

• odious

• posterity

People who ________ the boundaries of social etiquette will be politely turned away at the door.

• trangress

• aloof

• lithe

• saccharine

• traverse

While Corinne has the ______, agile body that would be perfect for gymnastics, she is too tall to manage some of the events.

• trangress

• aloof

• lithe

• saccharine

• traverse

It is hard to tell from Jim's ________ compliments if he is being serious or just plain silly.  

• trangress

• aloof

• lithe

• saccharine

• traverse

Because Harry was ______, he did not have many friends.

• trangress

• aloof

• lithe

• saccharine

• traverse

To get to the highest mountain peak in the world, we will have to ________ a very rocky path.

• trangress

• aloof

• lithe

• saccharine

• traverse