Vocabulary 21-27

Which word best describes someone who talks excessively and at length?

• Taciturn

• Loquacious

• Myopic

• Obsequious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A person who is practical and focused on facts rather than emotions is:

• Lugubrious

• Pragmatic

• Didactic

• Sinuous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The term for a complete lack of interest or concern is:

• Ostentation

• Turpitude

• Apathy

• Chicanery

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word describes someone who is stubborn and refuses to change their opinion?

• Malleable

• Sagacious

• Pusillanimous

• Obdurate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A harsh and bitter criticism or speech is known as a:

• Diatribe

• Dissonance

• Quintessential

• Recalcitrant

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Someone who is easily shaped or influenced is:

• Insipid

• Clairvoyant

• Malleable

• Wretched

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Excessive display of wealth or importance is called:

• Castigate

• Ostentation

• Myopic

• Sagacious

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The use of deception or trickery is known as:

• Abscond

• Sinuous

• Chicanery

• Pusillanimous

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Which word means extremely unhappy or unfortunate?

• Didactic

• Lugubrious

• Wretched

• Obsequious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Moral depravity or wickedness is called:

• Turpitude

• Dissonance

• Quintessential

• Recalcitrant

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E