Eng 2 L14-18 Test

Select the word that does not have the opposite or near opposite meaning of placid.

• susurrus

• raucous

• rambunctious

• obstreperous

Janet could not hear Alec over the __________ crowd because of his voice was barely a ___________.

• rambunctious/hubbub

• hubbub/murmur

• raucous/murmur

• obstreperous/hubbub

The rash young man was both _________ and ___________.

• chary/heedless

• raucous/impetuous

• imprudent/rambunctious

• impetuous/imprudent

The words "wary" and "chary" can both mean to be _________.

• cautious

• reckless

• quiet

• noisy

Select all words that can mean reckless.

• heedless

• impetuous

• rash

• chary

Select the word that means thinking carefully about one's actions.

• prudent

• obstreperous

• wary

• chary

That team's star quarterback just got caught using AI on his homework assignment and has found himself in a sticky _________ with both his parents and his coach.

• hubbub

• mannerism

• predicament

• susurrus

The country's ________ authority on 20th century American literature is giving a lecture at the local university next week.

• intemperate

• preeminent

• remiss

• sedulous

When asked if she had committed the crime, the suspect decided to ________ rather than directly answer the detective.

• burnish

• redress

• peruse

• equivocate

After 90 minutes of nonstop testing, the students became _________ and demanded a 15 minute break.

• restive

• sedulous

• punctilious

• prepossessing