WOTD Review

During the meeting, James made a ______ comment about his favorite food, which had nothing to do with the discussion.

• cryptic

• draconian

• non sequitur

• astute

Despite being the youngest in the competition, Lisa had the ______ to perform a difficult song in front of a huge audience.

• schadenfreude

• chutzpah

• transpire

• off

The detective's ______ thinking helped her solve the case before anyone else.

• draconian

• astute

• superfluous

•  ignoramus

Nobody knew what had truly ______ during the secret meeting.

• transpired

• doffed

• ignored

• chutzpahed

It was difficult for Sarah not to feel a little ______ when she saw her rude classmate fail the test he had bragged about.

• superfluous

•  astute

• cryptic

• schadenfreude

As a sign of respect, the students were told to ______ their hats before entering the ceremony.

• doff

• transpire

• chutzpah

• abandon

The teacher told Mia that her long and detailed answer was ______ because she had already explained her point clearly.

• cryptic

• superfluous

• draconian

• astute

The note left on the table was so ______ that nobody could figure out what it really meant.

• non sequitur

•  cryptic

• doffed

• transpired

The school’s new policy of giving a week’s detention for a minor offense seemed ______ to many students.

• draconian

• chutzpah

• schadenfreude

• astute

Mark was considered an ______ because he never paid attention in class and rarely understood the lessons.

• transpire

•  ignoramus

• cryptic

• chutzpah