Academic Vocabulary -Part 4

Amie agrees with the ______ that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

• perpetuity

• penchant

• maxim

• conformation

• fortitude

Victor Frankenstein’s creature was a(n) ______, detested by everyone he met.

• itinerant

• anathema

• cosmopolitan

• mercenary

• anomaly

Jack Nicholson was at the ______ of his career when he received the Oscar for Best Actor.

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• detriment

• pinnacle

• oligarchy

• rogue

• repose

Ariana was outstanding as the moderator; she handled the intensely heated debate with great ______, diplomatically and tactfully keeping the conversation fair and on track.

• finesse

• pretentiousness

• prowess

• succor

• aversion

The class endured a loud and lengthy ______ by the teacher on the subject of submitting written work on time.

• guile

• polemic

• bravado

• tirade

• heresy

Lauren’s ______ features, what you first noticed about her, were her stunning black hair and large, dark eyes.

• savvy

• affluent

• predominant

• universal

• malicious

Whenever Tom and I would argue he would ______ with his hands and body to accentuate his point.

• interject

• infuse

• gesticulate

• conjure

• encumber

Must we be subjected to your ______ complaints all day long?

• tiresome

• fearsome

• awesome

• gleesome

• wholesome

The new political candidate refused to print ______ about her aggressive opponent, but that did not stop him from printing lies about her.

• dispensation

• assignation

• rendition

• libel

• compunction

Awkwardly tall and prone to tripping over her own feet, Grace felt her name was truly a ______.

• misnomer

• preoccupation

• universality

• garrulity

• benevolence