Vocabulary and Contextual Understanding

The salesman’s constant _______ did not convince Maria to buy the expensive phone, as she saw through his flattery.

• blandishment

• garb

• caliber

• chagrin

Stealing from a charity is a truly _______ act that no one should ever commit.

• reprehensible

• solicitous

• decapitate

• expire

The _______ to the modern smartphone was the basic flip phone, which had far fewer features.

• aficionado

• antecedent

• tenuous

• doldrum

If you _______ the school’s dress code by wearing ripped jeans, you might get a warning from a teacher.

• contravene

• remostrate

• decimate

• truism

The _______ child amazed her teachers by reading and writing at a high school level while still in elementary school.

• precocious

• sylvan

• zany

• disingenuous

Because he was so _______, Jason made friends easily and was always the center of attention at parties.

• gregarious

• masochistic

• exponent

• chagrin

The directions to the campsite were so _______ that we ended up getting lost twice before finally arriving.

• convoluted

• trepidation

• emblazoned

• potential

The _______ scientist was invited to speak at the conference because of her groundbreaking research in genetics.

• eminent

• succinct

• tractable

• jaded

His _______ behavior during the meeting embarrassed his coworkers and shocked his boss.

• untoward

• maternal

• accentuated

• belated

The bright neon sign was so _______ that it distracted drivers on the highway at night.

• obtrusive

• indubitable

• default

• deprecate