3rd Quarter Vocabulary Quiz #4

During team meetings, Alex often goes from being extremely enthusiastic about a project to completely disinterested. Which word best describes Alex's behavior?

• Zealous

• Mercurial

• Petulant

• Tactful

If a person is described as having a "rancorous attitude" towards another, how do they feel?

• Admiring

• Indifferent

• Bitter

• Enthusiastic

Which word would best fit in a sentence describing someone who speaks in a way that avoids offending others?

• Brash

• Tactful

• Inflammatory

• Petulant

What does it mean to show "deference" to someone?

• To challenge them

• To ignore them

• To respect them

• To mock them

During a performance review, John's manager disparaged his recent work on a project. Which word is the synonym for disparaged?

• Praised

• Belittled

• Encouraged

• Admired

Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies "zealous" behavior?

• Casually browsing through a book at a library

• Passionately advocating for environmental conservation at a community meeting

• Ignoring a call to action for community cleanup

• Listening quietly during a town hall meeting

Despite the heavy snowstorm, the rescue team remained _____ in their mission to find the lost climbers.

• Petulant

• Mercurial

• Zealous

• Brash

What does "inflammatory" most closely mean?

• Soothing

• Provoking

• Healing

• Ignoring

During an award ceremony, which word best describes the speech given by the presenter to honor the achievements of the recipients?

• Disparage

• Rancorous

• Laudatory

• Petulant

Choosing to invest in a highly volatile stock without prior research is an example of a:

• After careful thought

• With humility

• Hastily and boldly

• With deference to others