Vocabulary Comprehension Exercise 2

Description:

Continue to build the breadth of your vocabulary by reviewing word lists. Any time you find words with which you are not familiar, be sure to write them down for future review.

Learning Resources:

Review the following learning content:

• Passage-based reading: vocabulary comprehension content

Review this word list and then identify the appropriate word to use in each of the sentences below.

Exercises:

Set 1:

1. They organized the party----, and she was completely surprised when she arrived. [surreptitiously, blandly, tardy]
2. Brian walked to class by a longer route because he feared being---- if he went through the main hall. [avatar, hectored, gaunt]
3. Madison had developed a strong---- with the teacher, and missed her after graduation. [avatar, gauche, rapport]

Set 2:

1. The coach---the team for its poor effort. [lambasted, praised, bussed]
2. The doctor's handwriting was so---- that the pharmacy had to call his office for clarification. [obvious, languid, inscrutable]
3. The song was---- and Madison found herself depressed for the rest of the afternoon. [plaintive, exuberant, recrudescent]

Answers

Set 1:

1. surreptitiously
2. hectored
3. rapport

Set 2:

1. lambaste
2. inscrutable
3. plaintive