Vocabulary Final Exam

The teacher's explanation was so _______ that even the most confused student understood the concept.

• whimsical

• succinct

• feral

• moratorium

Her _______ to authority figures made her well-liked by her supervisors.

• deference

• guise

• hubris

• convergence

The scientist warned that misinformation can _______ rapidly online, causing panic.

• abbreviate

• vacillate

• delineate

• proliferate

At the _______ of his career, he received the Nobel Prize.

• zenith

• asylum

• bedlam

• paradox

Although quiet and _______ by nature, he was a fierce competitor on the field.

• scion

• querulous

• taciturn

• whimsical

We had to _______ the long instructions into something more manageable.

• traverse

• hallow

• abbreviate

• assail

That chemical is known to have _______ effects on the environment.

• whimsical

• deleterious

• tactile

• idyllic

The king decided to _______ the throne in favor of his younger brother.

• delineate

• abdicate

• dissipate

• converge

The sculpture had a highly _______ surface that invited people to touch it.

• whimsical

• tactile

• tenuous

• taciturn

The child became _______ after being told he couldn't have dessert.

• whimsical

• querulous

• scion

• succinct