2.4.M - Lesson: Module 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used in a correct or incorrect way in the following sentence.
Looking at the pile of clothes on her bed, Julia sighed in dismay at her time wasted on the [inconsequential] decision of attire for her telephone interview.
Correct
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used in a correct or incorrect way in the following sentence.
Following the very filling holiday meal, it was [deplorable] that most of the family fell asleep watching the long movie.
Incorrect
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used in a correct or incorrect way in the following sentence.
After losing the second round of table tennis, Jonathan [recomposed] himself once again and rose to victory in the final game.
Correct
The italicized vocabulary word corresponds with which connotation?
The timid and shaky pre-teen boy [floundered] when he began his speech, but the confident and focused graduate delivered an eloquent message.
Negative
The italicized vocabulary word corresponds with which connotation?
Trained to make decisions with [parsimony] and thrift, Joel was not swayed by the advertiser’s deceptive tactics to trick teens into wasteful spending.
Positive
Walking through the lovely flower garden was a(n) __________ journey, full of fragrant delights and colorful displays.
sensuous
aesthetic : appealing :: unimportant : __________
inconsequential
Which word is the best synonym for inscrutable?
Mysterious
Which word is the best synonym for inevitable?
Unavoidable
flounder : debacle :: unemployment : __________
parsimony
Which word best completes the sentence?
The beautiful _________ spread before them included all of their favorite dishes.
repast
Which word best completes the sentence?
Her __________ face implied that she had not been feeling well.
sallow
Which word best completes the sentence?
Michael’s _____________ demeanor limits other people from getting to know him well and keeps his family at a distance.
inscrutable
rhapsody : composition :: __________ : philosophy
aesthetic
surmount : overcome :: _____________ : struggle
flounder
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used correctly or incorrectly in the following sentence.
His naive younger sister did not realize that the teenagers were deriding her with their sarcastic comments.
Correct
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used correctly or incorrectly in the following sentence.
The young man’s insolent behavior upon first meeting his relatives caused them to immediately like him.
Incorrect
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used correctly or incorrectly in the following sentence:
Eliza’s palate is quite refined for a young girl since she already appreciates a variety of ethnic foods.
Correct
Match the vocabulary word to its correct definition.
Recompose
Restore
Mysterious
Unsuspecting
Insulting
Foul-smelling
Restore
Match the vocabulary word to its correct definition.
Inscrutable
Restore
Mysterious
Unsuspecting
Insulting
Foul-smelling
Mysterious
Match the vocabulary word to its correct definition.
Naive
Restore
Mysterious
Unsuspecting
Insulting
Foul-smelling
Unsuspecting
Match the vocabulary word to its correct definition.
Insolent
Restore
Mysterious
Unsuspecting
Insulting
Foul-smelling
Insulting
Match the vocabulary word to its correct definition.
Malodorous
Restore
Mysterious
Unsuspecting
Insulting
Foul-smelling
Foul-smelling
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used in a correct or incorrect way in the following sentence.
Looking at the pile of clothes on her bed, Julia sighed in dismay at her time wasted on the [inconsequential] decision of attire for her telephone interview.
correct
Determine if the italicized vocabulary word is used in a correct or incorrect way in the following sentence.
Following the very filling holiday meal, it was [deplorable] that most of the family fell asleep watching the long movie.
incorrect
