Vocabulary Review Assignment

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Last name, First Name

Surrounded by tall skyscrapers, the three-story apartment building looked ______.

• profound

• diminutive

• cordial

• candid

Answer explanation

diminutive - (adj.) extremely or unusually smal

Even though the man was not considered a suspect at first, his _________ actions at his wife’s funeral put him on the detective's list of suspects

• subsequent

• exert

• gregarious

• verbatim

Answer explanation

subsequent- (adv.) following in time, order, or place; happening after something else

It was apparent the witnesses had been coached because they gave the same testimony ______.

• profound

• verbatim

• versatile

• cordial

Answer explanation

verbatim - (adj.) using exactly the same words as were originally used

Almost every decision the President makes in the United States is __________, since no one ever universally agrees on anything.

• gregarious

• controversial

• diminuntive

• boisterous

Answer explanation

controversial- (adj.) causing disagreement or engaging in a discussion that leads to a disagreement 

If you are a _______ member of society, you will surely get an invitation to the mayor’s fundraising gala.

• diminutive

• equitable

• tranquil

• proiminent

Answer explanation

prominent - (adj.) very well known and important

She was not known for being _____ in her dealings, which is why no one trusted her.

• exert

• cliche

• profound

• ethical

Answer explanation

ethical - (adj.) having to do with morals, right and wrong

“Time heals all wounds” is a _______ most heartbroken people do not immediately believe

• verbatim

• cordial

• cliché

• synopsis

Answer explanation

cliché - (n.) a phrase, remark, or opinion that has been said or expressed very often before and is therefore not original and not interesting

______ people are likely to hang out with friends every weekend while reserved people keep to themselves.

• equitable

• exert

• gregarious

• synopsis

Answer explanation

gregarious - (adj.) a person fond of company; socialable

The poem about life after death is a _______ piece of literature.

• subsequent

• gregarious

• boisterous

• profound

Answer explanation

profound - (adj.) having intellectual depth and insight