Senior Vocab 4

Front

Correct use of 'alfresco':

Back

The park has a nice restaurant where you can dine alfresco and watch birds pecking at your food.

Front

Clyde's beau geste allowed the ostrich wrangler to keep his birds, aiming to win the heart of the wrangler's daughter.

Back

Clyde, in a beau geste, allowed the humble ostrich wrangler to keep his birds, a gesture only done to win the heart of the wrangler's daughter.

Front

Choose the correct use of 'brio'.

Back

The new runner whizzes up steep hills with brio and remains enthusiastic as she passes coaches and juggernauts of the sport.

Front

Correct use of 'caveat': Not much is known about the yellow-bellied sapsucker; do more research before approaching it.

Back

We add the caveat, however, that not much is known about the yellow-bellied sapsucker, so do more research on this bird before approaching it.

Front

Correct use of 'contretemps':

Back

When you find yourself in the midst of a minor contretemps, everyone gets nosy and wants to know all about the embarrassing thing that happened.

Front

Correct use of déjà vu:

Back

A few minutes later, I understand why it all feels like a round of déjà vu: I've told the same group to do the same thing every day.

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Billy's idea of haute cuisine is putting fast food on a plate; I don't want to tell him this isn't fine dining.

Back

Billy's idea of haute cuisine is putting fast food on a plate; I don't want to tell him this isn't fine dining.

Front

Correct use of 'persona non grata':

Back

Two of the worst, booger eaters and close talkers, are currently persona non grata in much of the Western world.

Front

Choose the correct use of 'potpourri'.

Back

His comments are a potpourri of outdated and offensive observations, some racist, some misogynistic, and all earning him well-deserved side eye.

Front

Correct use of 'shibboleth':

Back

It's about time we abandoned the snobby shibboleth that earning the most money makes you a better person.