Born a Crime voc 3 (#19-24) definition/connotation/fill-in-blank

He was ____ there to return his ex's things, but he was actually hoping to see if she had a new boyfriend.

• ostensibly

• furtive

• voracious

• relent

• malicious

She made a ___ exit from the party so no one would notice her leaving.

• furtive

• ostensibly

• voracious

• relent

• malicious

The elementary schooler was just as ____ when it came to reading as he was when it came to eating--his parents were going broke buying him books and food!

• voracious

• furtive

• malicious

• arbitrary

• relent

The principal gave the student 10 days of suspension and refused to ____ no matter how much the student and her parents begged him to reconsider.

• relent

• furtive

• ostensibly

• malicious

• arbitrary

The things she says about immigrants are ____. Someone should stand up to her and tell her it's not okay to talk about human beings like that.

• malicious

• relent

• voracious

• ostensibly

• furtive

When you really think about maps, the borders between countries and even continents are ____. Like this map, where the colored in countries are "Asia." It doesn't make sense--we split Russia into 2 countries to make Eurasia 2 different continents.

• arbitrary

• relent

• voracious

• ostensibly

• malicious

Match the vocab to its definition

• ostensibly

• intending to cause harm

• voracious

• devouring or craving something in great quantities (usually food, but it can be metaphorical)

• furtive

• seemingly (but not necessarily actually); on-the-surface

• malicious

• based on individual preference rather than any logic

• arbitrary

• secretive

Match the vocab to its definition

• relent

• mean, cruel, harmful, spiteful, hostile

• arbitrary

• to become less severe; soften to someone’s request/demand; give in, yield

• voracious

• random

• malicious

• insatiable, avid, piggish

Sort the vocab words by parts of speech.

Groups:

(a) adjective

,

(b) adverb

,

(c) verb

• ostensibly

• furtive

• malicious

• voracious

• arbitrary

• relent

The word with the most negative connotation is ​ (a)   . The word with a pretty neutral connotation is ​ ​ (b)   . The word with the most positive connotation is ​ (c)   (it's usually said admiringly/proudly, even though it isn't obviously positive).

• malicious
• arbitrary
• voracious