Vocabulary List 5 (2)

My _____ cousin was writing stories while her peers were still learning to spell their names.

• precocious

• spurious

• opulent

• prosaic

With _____, he was able to meet his goal on time.

• vernacular

• diligence

• steadfastness

• perseverance

The _____ article bored all its readers.

• hackneyed

• spurious

• prosaic

• irascible

She tries to _____ her income by babysitting on the weekends.

• supplment

• reiterate

• increase

• augment

I don't think you heard the directions the first time, so let me _____ them for you.

• reiterate

• augment

• repeat

• re-word

His _____ home is filled with fine, expensive furniture.

• precocious

• opulent

• irascible

• hackneyed

During the conversation, I could tell by her _____ that she comes from the Southern U.S.

• diligence

• vernacular

• accent

• expression

I couldn't sit through the movie because the _____ plot had been done in so many other movies.

• spurious

• opulent

• irascible

• hackneyed

Don't believe her _____ excuses; she is not telling you the real story.

• spurious

• irascible

• hackneyed

• loquacious

She can be hard to spend time with because she has an _____ personality and gets mad easily.

• hackneyed

• precocious

• irascible

• facetious