CP Spring 2018 Vocab List 1

Question 1

Ofri seeks to humanize a profession often seen as ___, privileged,and indifferent to criticism.

Accepted Answer

haughty

Question 2

By 3rd grade, his __ math and science skills landed him in an AP course.

Accepted Answer

precocious

Question 3

We moved from a very wealthy Silicon Valley town to a much less __ town outside Seattle.

Accepted Answer

ostentatious

Question 4

"Only if they discover you. Naturally you will be as ___ as possible."

Accepted Answer

surreptitious

Question 5

"I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be __ and save,"she said.

Accepted Answer

frugal

Question 6

After months of being ___ during his cancer treatments, he’s becoming more social.

Accepted Answer

reclusive

Question 7

He was arrested for boating under the influence of alcohol after he became ___.

Accepted Answer

belligerent

Question 8

Such expertise comes not from luck but from thousands of hours of __effort.

Accepted Answer

assiduous

Question 9

But audiences soon grew tired of these ____ genres and ticket sales continued to dwindle.

Accepted Answer

hackneyed

Question 10

Join our __ crew of reporters here as they bring you all the action before and during the game.

Accepted Answer

intrepid

Question 11

The book provides a glimpse into the decadent and ___ lives of Asia’s ultra-rich.

Accepted Answer

opulent

Question 12

"The county is being very __ and reasonable in how we’re approaching this process,” she said.

Accepted Answer

diligent

Questions 12