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College Prep. A Vocab.

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Tirade

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Mar 1, 2020

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Section 1

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Tirade

Front

Rant, Stream of verbal abuse: The man launched into a ______ about bad drivers.

Back

Scrupulous

Front

Careful, diligent, The mechanic was quite ____________ with his work, double-checking everything.

Back

Sophomoric

Front

Juvenile; immature, Despite their social stature in the school, the soon-to-graduate seniors were acting rather __________ at the assembly

Back

Clemency

Front

Mercy, Mrs. Schamber holds no __________ for students that don't rehearse for graduation.

Back

Presumptuous

Front

Assuming too much, overconfident, forward, cocky, Our arrogant friend made the __________ belief that the surprise party was for fun.

Back

Inept

Front

Inadequate, incompetent, I am so _______ at swimming, I won't go into the water without a flotation device on.

Back

Reticent

Front

Restrained; Holding back, While one friend pontificates on everything the other is much more _______.

Back

Utilitarian

Front

Useful, Practical, Future college students need to find the most _____________ device for campus interacting.

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Pallid

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pale, the long winter doesn't allow for getting a tan, leaving people quite ______.

Back

Laud

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praise: After watching her players treat the losing team with respect, the coach could only ______ their good behavior.

Back

Extraneous

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Irrelevant, The local news seemed to contain a lot of _________ information.

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Heresy

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dissension, against orthodox opinion

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Innocuous

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Harmless, Inoffensive, despite the abrupt nature in how it was asked, the young student's question was rather _________.

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Flout

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Ignore, Defy, reject, The expelled student thought that he could ________ the rules of plagiarism.

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Anecdote

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A brief amusing story, The old man was full of ________ from his military system.

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Respite

Front

Rest, A Break, intermission: This summer may seem like a shorter ______ than normal.

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Poignant

Front

Emotional, Deeply moving, affecting the emotions: Those ASPCA ads were so ______ I went and adopted a dog today.

Back

Dexterous

Front

skillful, Skillful with the hands

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Fervor

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Passion, enthusiasm, The ________ of the moment can lead to a lifetime of regret.

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Inimical

Front

Hostile, It was instantly cleat that the conversation would turn heated and _______.

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