AP Lang - Vocab Check

The manager decided to ___________ the issue rather than address it immediately.

• tenable

• taciturn

• temporize

• belabor

The teacher's ___________ remarks about the students' work were demotivating.

• devious

• carping

• avid

• tenable

His plan was a clever ___________, designed to catch his opponent off guard.

• gambit

• propriety

• histrionic

• myopic

She displayed an overly ___________ reaction to minor setbacks, often causing a scene.

• summarily

• histrionic

• eschew

• tenable

The argument presented in the essay was not ___________ and fell apart under scrutiny.

• tenable

• taciturn

• invidious

• avid

He ___________ fired the employee without any warning.

• avidly

• deleteriously

• taciturnly

• summarily

The company's ___________ practices, which included lying to stockholders, eventually led to legal trouble.

• myopic

• eschew

• belabor

• devious

Wanting things to remain civil, the committee chairman reminded everyone of the importance of maintaining ___________ in their interactions.

• temporize

• histrionics

• propriety

• deviousness

Despite the team's strong performance, the coach continued to ___________ their mistakes in practice, endlessly carping on the bad plays.

• substantiate

• temporize

• belabor

• eschew

The ___________ student rarely raised her hand in class, ___________ the benefits of class discussion.

• taciturn; eschewing

• taciturn; belaboring

• carping; belaboring

• None of these options.