12A Unit 3 Vocab Quiz

The ___________ design of the building drew attention for its bold and loud colors.

• garish

• deign

• arbitrary

• banal

In the ___________ world of quantum physics, only a few scientists truly understand the complexities.

• sordid

• esoteric

• prevaricate

• obseqious

The manager's ___________ response to the customer complaint left the issue unresolved.

• obsequious

• vestige

• torpor

• perfunctory

The old mansion bore a ___________ of its former grandeur in the faded wallpaper and creaky floors.

• deign

• vestige

• sagacity

• capricious

1. The teacher's ___________ approach to the lesson made the topic more engaging for the students.

2. The detecti

• decorous

• garish

• sagacity

• capricious

The detective had to rely on ___________ to piece together the events leading to the crime.

• strident

• prevaricate

• torpor

• conjecture

The ___________ politician avoided giving a direct answer to the journalist's question.

• banal

• supercilious

• sagacity

• garish

The writer's use of ___________ phrases made the novel seem cliché and unoriginal.

• esoteric

• vestige

• hackneyed

• arbitrary

The hiker experienced a sudden ___________ of energy, unable to take another step.

• torpor

• sordid

• edification

• sagacity

The jury saw through the witness's attempt to ___________ and present a false account of the events.

• conjecture

• prevaricate

• embroil

• strident