Vocab Quiz 2 24/25

Most people felt the punishment was far too ______ for the crime: what the culprit did was so despicable, even ______, as to warrant a far more severe reprimand.

• permissive ... dormant

• regal ... august

• tolerant ... pompous

• draconian ... nefarious

• lenient ... heinous

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All of the features added to the new model of the automobile seemed totally ______ and did not add anything of import or practicality to the car.

• obnoxious

• superfluous

• pretentious

• mundane

• prescient

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Though the play was only two hours long, it was so ______ that it seemed to last eons.

• erroneous

• tedious

• enthralling

• enigmatic

• tantalizing

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One of the lessons of The Great Gatsby is not to give in to ______; if Gatsby had not sentimentalized the past, he would never have tried to repeat it.

• nostalgia

• irony

• nirvana

• mawkishness

• pretext

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It became abundantly clear that there was nothing more that could be done to save the ______ business, as years of irreversible and poor decisions had been contributing to its slow decay.

• myopic

• monumental

• mutable

• moribund

• motley

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Everything about Clyde Frazier both on and off the basketball court was ______: a flashy dresser, he always stood out wherever he went.

• egregious

• conspicuous

• covert

• embryonic

• clandestine

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Why is the word "nirvana" incorrect in the context of the lesson about Gatsby?

• Because nirvana is the Buddhist teaching of the ideal state of enlightenment.

• Because nirvana means extreme sentimentality.

• Because nirvana means massive.

• Because nirvana means adaptable.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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What does the word "moribund" mean in the context of the prompt?

• Near-sighted

• Massive

• Adaptable

• Dying

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Why is the word "myopic" incorrect in the context of the company's decisions?

• Because myopic means near-sighted.

• Because myopic means massive.

• Because myopic means adaptable.

• Because myopic means mixed.

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What does the word "mutable" mean?

• Near-sighted

• Adaptable or changeable

• Mixed

• Hidden or secretive

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