Test Prep Words

inactive; in a state of suspension

• languid

• soporific

• dormant

• arcane

excessively showy; unrestrained

• eclectic

• garrulous

• flamboyant

• jubilation

roundabout, not direct

• circuitous

• circumvent

• curtail

• metamorphosis

accidental; occurring by a happy chance

• garrulous

• surreptitious

• tenacious

• fortuitous

to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected

• curtail

• truncated

• egregious

• obstinate

to injure the reputation of, destroy credibility

• austere

• replicate

• surreptitious

• discredit

selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources

• surreptitious

• eclectic

• jubilation

• satiated

talkative, wordy, rambling

• garrulous

• bellicose

• soporific

• flamboyant

stubborn or hard to control

• garrulous

• egregious

• precarious

• obstinate

joy, celebration, exultation

• flamboyant

• jubilation

• truncated

• austere