Vocabulary Quiz

Abrasive

• full of praise and admiration

• calm and easygoing

• harsh or insensitive in manner

• able to recover from setbacks

Acclaim

• to confuse or puzzle

• enthusiastic public praise or approval

• to avoid cleverly

• dull and repetitive in tone

Adroit

• unable to adapt quickly

• harsh or confrontational

• skillful and clever, especially in handling situations

• relaxed and indifferent

Atypical

• usual or expected

• not representative of a type; unusual

• highly exaggerated

• practical and realistic

Buoyancy

• the ability to sink quickly

• extreme passiveness

• ability to recover quickly from setbacks

• lack of consistency or pattern

Cerebral

• emotional and impulsive

• intellectual rather than emotional or physical

• casual or indifferent

• harmful or poisonous

Circumscribe

• to expand without limit

• to imitate or follow

• to limit or restrict

• to confuse or mislead

Complementary

• contradictory or unrelated

• enhancing or completing something else

• causing harm or damage

• unclear and unstructured

Compromise

• to weaken or settle by mutual concession

• to strongly oppose

• to speak without preparation

• to simplify complex issues

Conceptualize

• to discard or abandon

• to form a concept or idea of something

• to exaggerate beyond reason

• to speak tactlessly