Quiz 4 Sentences
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- gregarious
- Politicians must be naturally gregarious in order to gain favour in their many social interactions.
- Bacchic
- Mardi Gras is known as a Bacchic celebration because of the heavy consumption of alcohol.
- ennui
- Students often suffer from ennui while sitting through hours of lectures.
- expound
- The physics professor expounded upon the theory of relativity by building on Einstein's discoveries.
- onslaught
- When the teacher walked into her classroom, she experienced an onslaught of questions about the test the students were about to take.
- modicum
- The ill-behaved boy refused to show even a modicum of respect while interviewing with his principal.
- undulation
- The silk of her dress undulated in the wind.
- effigy
- Many pilgrims traveled hundreds of miles to see the miracle of an effigy of Jesus on a piece of burnt toast.
- penury
- After declaring bankruptcy, the family was forced into a life of penury which included clipping coupons and collecting food stamps.
- palpitate
- As the handsome boy neared me, I got nervous and my heart began to palpitate.
- prattle
- In order to watch the movie in complete silence, I always avoid the prattling couple.
- infinitesimal
- A microscope makes seemingly infinitesimal particles become visible.
- reticent
- she was reticent in class because of her phobia of public speaking.
- sedulous
- The sedulous ex-marine awoke at 5am every day.
- guile
- Odysseus's quick guile got him out of many difficult situations.
- malign
- The malign Cruella DeVille stole the puppies in order to make a fur coat.
- indolent
- The girl was indolent because she had grown up with servants to wait on her hand and foot.
- deference
- In elementary school, students are taught deference by always being required to raise their hand before speaking.
- assiduous
- The IRS agent is forced to be assiduous with checking returns during tax season.
- dissemble
- When she found out her crush was going to be her lab partner, she had to dissemble her feelings of love and attraction.