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Duplicate of Hot Words Lessons 3 - 4 selected words
Duplicate of Hot Words Lessons 3 - 4 selected words
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From Ch. 3 of Hot Words for the SAT
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1
When time is short, ______is a virtue.
brevity
mundane
laconic
braggart
2
English is a ______language. It is made up of words that originated in many other languages.
derivative
pretentious
arrogant
complacent
3
Roderick Usher could only eat _________ foods like bread, soup and potatoes.
ostentatious
complacent
hackneyed
insipid
4
Mr. Gill claims _________ is a sign of an air-filled brain.
insolence
platitude
narcissism
triteness
5
Ms. Zeko _______ from her lesson on Emerson and told stories about working at Disneyland.
disdain
swaggered
digressed
bragged
6
The speaker's ______delivery emptied the room within 10 minutes.
narcissistic
vapid
ostentatious
supercilious
7
He is an extremely ______teacher and knows how to give a great lecture.
voluble
taciturn
terse
laconic
8
Ms Pelfrey's ________explanation consisted of one word: pepperoni.
contemptuous
laconic
voluble
supercilious
9
If you have imagination, you will avoid _______phrases like "last but not least..."
arrogant
hackneyed
contemptuous
ostentatious
10
Carole could get an A in math, but she's too ________ to work for it.
complacent
narcissistic
presumptious
mundane
11
Laura's __________grades may prevent her from going to a top college.
insipid
cliched
complacent
lackluster
12
Peter has a ________air about him; he's speaks down to people, as if he's superior to them all.
insolent
disdainful
braggart
swaggering
13
Next to me on the bus sat a __________girl who didn't say one word.
taciturn
garrulous
voluble
loquacious
14
If we held a contest for _______, haughty Hannah would win hands down!
triteness
superciliousness
verbosity
banality
15
Isn't it _______ of Julie to expect all her friends to do what she wants to do tonight?
presumptious
mundane
vapid
haughty
16
Tom always talks about his dad's yacht, expensive ski trips and other _____ displays of wealth.
disdainful
ostentatious
insolent
trite
17
His book is so boring, it consists of nothing but ______________.
ego
swagger
lackluster
platitudes
18
__________is boring because it's so predictable.
Disdain
Banality
Arrogance
Insolence
19
Leslie's essay is very wordy. She should try to be more ________.
concise
laconic
comtemptuous
verbose
20
Jason's _______ reveals an ego as big as a house.
triteness
complacency
swagger
disdain
21
____________________is boring because it's so predictable.
Contempt
Ego
Narcissism
Banality
22
____________ Patrick always has a copy of
Ulysses
under his arm, even though he's never read it
Ostentatious
Vapid
Pretentious
Mundane
23
Peter's ________annoyed his classmates who thought he was vain and conceited.
mundane
arrogance
triteness
complacency
24
Jamie searched online for a ______ quote about courage.
pithy
garrulous
verbose
complacent
25
"Bold and ____conduct won't get you farther than the detention room," Mr. Fitz told the bully.
complacent
insolent
smug
egotistical
26
Because my essay was filled with cliches, Ms. Zeko wrote "______" all over it.
trite
swagger
pretentious
arrogant