Vocabulary #1

A belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles, a formulation of such beliefs or principles.

No two religions see eye to eye on every fine detail of _______

• tawdry

• doctrine

• unassuming

• divergent

Going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant.

Two people may be close friends despite their having very ______ interests and beliefs.

• turncoats

• unassuming

• divergent

• doctrine

A person who switches to an opposing side or party.

Strikers generally consider those workers who cross the picket lines to be ________s.

• Doctrine

• Unassuming

• Tawdry

• Turncoat

Not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest.

Many celebrities remain _______ despite their fame and wealth.

• Unassuming

• Doctrine

• Tawdry

• Turncoat

Showy and flashy but lacking in good taste.

An excess of gold braid and glittery beads gave the costumes a ______ look.

• tawdry

• turncoat

• nullify

• doctrine

Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic.

The letter to the editor was so _____ that I couldn't be certain what the writer meant to say.

• cryptic

• stint

• proxy

• nullify

To limit, be sparing or frugal; (n) a limit or restriction, a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity.

Good hosts never ______ on food and drink for the guests who attend their parties.

A ____ as the guest host of a popular talk show may be a big career break for a young Comedian.

• Proxy

• Stint

• Nullify

• Gaunt

To make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out.

After seven days, you cannot _____ the contract without being charged a penalty.

• stint

• proxy

• nullify

• cryptic

Thin and bony, starved looking, bare, barren.

We left food and water for the ____ alley cat.

• gaunt

• proxy

• stint

• nullify

An agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place.

The vice president may be called upon to be the president's ____ at the funeral of a foreign leader.

• cryptic

• gaunt

• stint

• proxy