Vocabulary List #5 2024-2025 Sentences

The novel's use of ________ gives animals the ability to speak, making them more relatable to the readers.

• anthropomorphism

• hackneyed

• ironic

• pejorative

His decision to cancel the meeting was completely ________, with no clear reasoning behind it.

• arbitrary

• convoluted

• egregious

• tenuous

An ________ strategist, she was quick to spot weaknesses in the opposing team's defense.

• astute

• arbitrary

• staid

• ironic

To strengthen her argument, the lawyer sought witnesses who could ________ her version of the events.

• corroborate

• reciprocate

• replete

• undermine

The plot of the film was so ________ that I found myself lost halfway through.

• convoluted

• astute

• tenuous

• meticulous

The reporter worked carefully to ________ the claims made by the witnesses in her story.

• buttress

• corroborate

• anthropomorphism

• reciprocate

His behavior was ________, with a series of offensive and inappropriate remarks.

• egregious

• ironic

• replete

• verisimilitude

The story had become so ________ that the audience could predict every line before it was spoken.

• hackneyed

• harbinger

• convoluted

• arbitrary

The dark clouds were a ________ of the storm that was quickly approaching.

• harbinger

• trepidation

• buttress

• egregious

The deadline for the project is ________, so we need to make sure everything is ready.

• imminent

• astute

• staid

• ironic