Freshman Vocab. Quiz Lesson 9

not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection

• indiscriminate

• inquisitive

• nebulous

• replete

At family gatherings, we kids were always ___ to the kitchen table, while the adults at in the dining room.

• bolstered

• depreciated

• relegated

• tersed

a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group

• terse

• tenet

• replete

• sedentary

As soon as you drive a new car off the lot, it ___; it's immediately worth less than you paid for it.

• bolstered

• depreciated

• relegated

• repleted

vague; unclear

• indiscriminate

• inquisitive

• nebulous

• sedentary

People in ___ occupations, such as bus drivers and writers, need to make a special effort to exercise.

• terse

• sedentary

• replete

• nebulous

to hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object

• bolster

• depreciate

• relegate

• tenet

___ students usually do better than those who are less curious and less eager to learn.

• Indiscriminate

• Nebulous

• Sedentary

• Inquisitive

plentifully supplied; well-filled

• replete

• terse

• inquisitive

• indiscriminate

I was hurt by Roberto's ___ response to my invitation. All he said was "No thanks."

• nebulous

• replete

• sedentary

• terse