Honors Vocab Review -- Finals!!!

Her ​ (a)   energy was infectious; everyone else at the party immediately wanted to be cheerful and exuberant.

• ebullient
• macabre
• languid
• banal
• impudent
• tempestuous

When used as an adjective, the word "effete" can be used as an attempted insult by saying that a man is acting . . .

• Selfish

• Womanly/Feminine

• Masculine

• Thoughtless

• Intelligent

This word, meaning super rich or excessively luxurious, could be used to describe Gatsby, the Buchanans, Truman Capote, and characters from your lit circle novels.

"I know you told me not to copy your paper -- that's why I only copied certain sentences!"

• Redolence

• Equivocation

• Resplendence

• Etheral

• Garrulousness

Pick one of the following words and draw me a picture worthy of the gods. Make to sure to label your choice!

languid, indomitable, ephemeral, loquacious

What is an example (real or fictional) of obfuscating the truth?

Which words on this list have negative connotations?

• Nefarious

• Assiduous

• Unctuous

• Auspicious

• Impudent

Information that is for a select, highly specialized group of people could be called . . .

• Acerbic

• Prolific

• Aesthetic

• Academic

• Esoteric

Which of these footbridges looks the most dilapidated?

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The Oxford Dictionary definition for opulence says: ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. What does ostentatiously mean?

• Feelings of guilt or remorse

• Open, honest, and truthful

• Aggressively and without hesitation

• Embarassed by their wealth

• Done in an effort to impress; a pretentious display