Choosing the Right Word P.104

I don’t know which is worse—your failure to keep your promise or your ​ (a)   excuse for lying about it.

• shoddy
• obstreperous

My uncle, an accomplished musician who can play several instruments, is always ​ (a)   with requests to play at weddings and parties.

• inundated
• maligned

Churchill once said that if a nation tries to avoid everything that is hard and (a)   , it will weaken its own security.

• shoddy

• perilous

I lay there quietly, looking at the clouds and allowing ​ (a)   thoughts to pass through my mind.

• vagrant
• exorbitant

She admired her supervisor and could not believe that any of her coworkers could possibly have made a (a)   comment against him.

• malign
• shoddy

You have reached the stage of life where you must expect to say (a)   to childhood and take on the responsibilities of a young adult.

• advent

• adieu

The (a)   of texting has revolutionized the way in which people communicate with one another.

• metropolis

• advent

The bylaws state that any member who speaks in a(n) (a)   manner is to be quieted by the sergeant at arms.

• obstreperous

• perilous

I know that you’re eager to have that pretty dress for the junior prom, but don’t you think the price is a little (a)   ?

• perilous

• exorbitant

When we asked for suggestions on how to improve our school’s athletic program, we were ​ (a)   by “bright ideas” from all sides.

• inundated
• maligned