SB Vocabulary 2

While some people are rather pessimistic about the economy, others have a more ______________ attitude, seeing clear signs of improvement.

• phlegmatic

• sanguine

• melancholy

• benevolent

The politician's _____________________ comments on immigration in the US indicated that she was not well-informed about the complexity of the issue.

• gregarious

• prolific

• facile

• ubiquitous

Narrative fiction often is based on a true personal experience, but the details are ______________ to make the story more interesting for the reader.

• embellished

• noxious

• relinquished

• bellicose

Bellicose and belligerent both include a Latin root, bel, which means:

• breathe

• turn

• break

• fight

___________________ are often used when people don't really know what to say; they provide an easy response, but convey very little.

• Embellishments

• Eclipses

• Ideologies

• Cliches

I prefer spending time with people who are calm and stable in their bearing; their ________________ personalities are preferrable to overly emotional people.

• phlegmatic

• sanguine

• tenacious

• gregarious

The writer, recognized as being one of the most __________________ authors in history, had produced 126 manuscripts in her lifetime.

• gregarious

• ubiquitous

• aloof

• prolific

The boy's violent outburst in the class was ___________________________; he had never acted like that before and was always well-mannered and pleasant. (Select 2)

• irrepressible

• inexplicable

• mystifying

• rational