choose two Flashcards
Many of us attempt to rewrite our personal stories to present ourselves in the best light; indeed, we are almost universally _____ to do so.
reluctant / illuminated / apt / prone / intimidated / comprehensive
apt, prone : inclined or liable.
reluctant : unwilling to do
illuminated: lit with bright light
intimidated: feeling flightened
comprehensive: complete, full
far from condemning Warhol for his apparent superficiality and commercialism, critics today _____ him for these very qualities, contending that in these superficial, commercial artworks he had captured the essence of American culture in the 1970s.
belittle / chastise / tolerate / extol / flaunt / hail
extol: praise, glorify
hail: acclaim, approve (2nd)
belittle: disparage, deprecate
chastise: punish or scold, reprimand
tolerate: allow, accept
flaunt: display ostentatiously
A born trickster, he was an inclined to _____ as an embezzler is inclined to fraud.
bravado / chicanery / cowardice / candor / ingenuousness / artifice
chicanery: tricky, deception
artifice: deception, trickery
bravado: swagger, assumed air of defiance
candor: frankness
cowardice: fear or lack of courage
candor
ingenuous: naive and trusting, young, unsophisticated
