English 10-2 Honors Vocab Unit 3

Question 1

Randy _____ getting called on in class by sitting in the back and acting busy.

Accepted Answer

eluded

Question 2

It's generally considered _____ to pick one's nose in public, but Charlie proudly does it anyway.

Accepted Answer

uncouth

Question 3

[insert unpopular political figure] is a religious _____ who is unwilling to compromise.

Accepted Answer

zealot

Question 4

Jamming that pen in your ear may have _____ effects on your hearing.

Accepted Answer

deleterious

Question 5

Mr. Dodaro has great _____ with his students because he is energetic and funny.

Accepted Answer

rapport

Question 6

Through _____ and bribery, David managed to pass the class, despite his consistently poor work.

Accepted Answer

subterfuge

Question 7

That point is a reflection of your _____ thinking; it is very loosely related to the topic.

Accepted Answer

tangential

Question 8

It was a(n) _____ group of artists, academics, musicians, and philosophers.

Accepted Answer

motley

Question 9

Eyleen made the _____ decision to break up with her boyfriend, an illiterate jellybean addict.

Accepted Answer

judicious

Question 10

How _____ that the fire drill happened at the time of the test, so you have extra study time!

Accepted Answer

fortuitous

Question 11

Mrs. Franklin becomes _____ when her students get too silly.

Accepted Answer

cantankerous

Question 12

Daniel tried to _____ the existence of such scientific phenomena as climate change and gravity.

Accepted Answer

repudiate

Question 13

Carrie's music collection is _____, with genres ranging from folk to heavy metal.

Accepted Answer

eclectic

Question 14

Jacob's poem _____ to his dreams of becoming an eraser salesman.

Accepted Answer

alluded

Question 15

Avery faced many _____ this year such as working in an Inferno group with Kaemon.

Accepted Answer

tribulations

Question 16

I need some Tylenol to _____ the headache that my Black-1 class is giving me.

Accepted Answer

attenuate

Question 17

You have such a(n) _____ attitude about studying for your vocabulary quizzes.

Accepted Answer

lackadaisical

Question 18

Your _____ comments on my end-of-the-year evaluation made me go home and cry.

Accepted Answer

vitriolic

Question 19

Steven King is an example of a(n) _____ writer because he publishes so many books.

Accepted Answer

prolific

Question 20

You might think that today's lesson is _____, but it is actually a matter of life and death.

Accepted Answer

inconsequential

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