Freshman Vocabulary Lesson 17

My parents find some of my eating habits ___, but I see nothing offensive about mixing peas and ketchup into mashed potatoes.

• repugnant

• meticulous

• magnanimous

• flamboyant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

an accusation made in response to an accuser; countercharge

• rancor

• recrimination

• masochist

• foible

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The ___ between my uncles has lasted for twenty years, ever since Uncle Dmitri married the woman to whom Uncle Sergei had proposed.

• recrimination

• masochist

• rancor

• foible

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

extremely careful and exact; showing great great attention to details

• repugnant

• flamboyant

• innocuous

• meticulous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Psychologists are trying to understand why ___ obtain satisfaction from suffering.

• foibles

• masochists

• rancors

• recriminations

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

noble in mind and spirit; especially generous in forgiving

• flamboyant

• innocuous

• magnanimous

• meticulous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Although most children engage in ___ pranks on Halloween, some get out of control and do serious damage.

• repugnant

• meticulous

• flamboyant

• innocuous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

a minor weakness or character flaw; a minor fault in behavior

• foible

• masochist

• rancor

• recrimination

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Lily can't resist ___ clothes. She'd wear a hot-pink dress with gold satin trim to a funeral.

• innocuous

• flamboyant

• magnanimous

• repugnant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

to urge with argument or strong advice; plead earnestly

• rancor

• foible

• exhort

• repugnant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4