Week 11-Core 2 & 3

The red-faced judge hastily acquiesced in this extraordinary order and promptly left town.

Source: Outliers

In this sentence, acquiesced means:

• agonized

• advised

• accepted

• advanced

Where would one most likely find elements of bravado?

• at a national taste test

• at a professional wrestling event

• at a yoga retreat

• at a classical music recital

Which athlete would most likely be described as conscientious?

• a player whose mother was also an athlete

• a player who eats a lot of junk food

• a player who is naturally quick and nimble

• a player who practices regularly

Yet in confinement, he was docile, compliant and innocuous, they said.

Source: New York Times

In this sentence, docile means:

• inquisitive

• obedient

• kindhearted

• disruptive

The arts that were viewed so highly in Imre were seen as frivolous by those at the University.

Source: The Name of the Wind

In this sentence, frivolous means:

• unimportant

• costly

• old-fashioned

• elegant

Still tut-tutting about dangerous sports and inept teachers, Madam Pomfrey retreated, leaving Ron and Hermione to help Harry gulp down some water.

Source: Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

In this sentence, inept means:

• irritating

• impartial

• incompetent

• imprisoned

When would one most likely use a mnemonic device?

• to amplify the sound of a guitar

• to remember a math formula

• as a musical instrument

• to record one's voice

Her tumor was an inch in size when it finally became palpable, Ms. Cappello said in an interview.

Source: New York Times

In this sentence, palpable means:

• resistant to treatment

• connecting without a break

• able to be felt by tactile examination

• having a common boundary or edge

She knew nothing of the facts, but her heart instantly repudiated the allegation.

Source: The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance

In this sentence, repudiated means:

• was fully aware or cognizant of

• rejected as untrue, unfounded, or unjust

• defended, explained, or make excuses for

• increased in size, scope, or extent

He did, realizing only after he was in the room with his subject that perhaps he seemed inappropriately slovenly, since he had a habit of wiping his brushes off on his right pant leg.

Source: New York Times

In this sentence, slovenly means:

• messy

• familiar

• bossy

• creative