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Vocab Sentences List #4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Having this many cold fronts in Florida is a weather ______

a)
aberration
b)

ostentatious

c)

rancorous

d)

tactful

2.

The debate over the ___________ volcano's potential for eruption served as a metaphor for the underlying tensions in the community, waiting to resurface.

a)
dormant
b)

eloquent

c)

brusque

d)

spurious

3.

The expectations held in school have been called _____ because they don't always prepare students for a modern world.

a)
anachronistic
b)

proliferate

c)

tactful

d)

venerable

4.

He has always been known as a ____ and patient person.

a)
benevolent
b)

boisterous

c)

dormant

d)

anachronistic

5.

The students in the classroom are always _____ at the end of the day while waiting for dismissal.

a)
boisterous
b)

brusque

c)

capitulate

d)

rancorous

6.

Her responses were ____, rude and off-putting.

a)
brusque
b)

notorious

c)

ostentatious

d)

tactful

7.

At this time we have decided to _____ in this battle, as our sacrifices outnumber our gains.

a)
capitulate
b)

proliferate

c)

aberration

d)

brusque

8.

The author uses statistical evidence to _____________ her argument that social media affects attention spans.

a)

corroborate

b)

mollify

c)

evanescent

d)

pretentious

9.

Despite her nervousness, Maya delivered an _________ defense of her proposal, weaving logic and emotion into a speech that held the room’s attention.

a)

eloquent

b)

brusque

c)

ostentatious

d)

boisterous

10.

The politician's attempt to ___________ the crowd with promises of reform only highlighted their growing distrust in his leadership.

a)
mollify
b)

tactful

c)

capitulate

d)

reciprocate

11.

Al Capone, _________ for his role in organized crime during the Prohibition era, became a symbol of the lawlessness of the time.

a)
notorious
b)

pretentious

c)

anachronistic

d)

venerable

12.

They wished the sunset weren't so _____; the view was so beautiful, but so fleeting.

a)
evanescent
b)

abberation

c)

dormant

d)

spurious

13.

The teacher compliments his students sincerely, and they _______ with gratitude and understanding.

a)

reciprocate

b)

capitulate

c)

evanescent

d)

mollify

14.

His _____ behavior, while it does give him the attention he wants, is often very annoying to those around him.

a)
ostentatious
b)

tactful

c)

venerable

d)

evanescent

15.

His superiority complex/mindset can only be described as _____.

a)
pretentious
b)

eloquent

c)

brusque

d)

aberration

16.

Their _____, very public message to the principle got them arrested and expelled.

a)
rancorous
b)

dormant

c)

proliferate

d)

notorious

17.

The _____ propaganda mislead the general population, causing dissent and arguments between people.

a)
spurious
b)

eloquent

c)

dormant

d)

benevolent

18.

False information tends to ___________ rapidly on social media, making it increasingly difficult to discern fact from fiction.

a)
proliferate
b)

reciprocate

c)

corroborate

d)

capitulate

19.

She always managed to navigate conversations with political undertones in a _____ manner to avoid fighting and argument.

a)
tactful
b)

ostentatious

c)

anachronistic

d)

evanescent

20.

The family's ______ leader demands the utmost respect and attention.

a)
venerable
b)

notorious

c)

pretentious

d)

spurious