Vocab Lesson 27

5 Written Questions

1. inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
2. courteous, refined, suave, sophisticated, polished, cultured, debonair
3. rendezvous between two lovers, assignation, meeting
4. swollen, bloated, pompous, pretentious
5. shallow, superficial, boring, hackneyed, clichéd, banal

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. commotion or disorder, confusion, unrest, instability, uproar
   1. tumult
   2. truculent
   3. urbane
   4. turbulence
2. hostile, ill-tempered, fractious, quarrelsome, argumentative, obstreperous, surly
   1. truculent
   2. tumult
   3. turbulence
   4. truncate
3. fear, anxiety, apprehension, misgivings, disquietude
   1. trite
   2. truncate
   3. turpitude
   4. trepidation
4. modest, unassuming, inconspicuous, unremarkable, unassuming, understated
   1. trite
   2. unobtrusive
   3. upbraid
   4. truncate
5. moving in waves, rolling, swelling, heaving, surging
   1. urbane
   2. undulating
   3. tumult
   4. upbraid

5 True/False Questions

1. ubiquitous → being everywhere at the same time, ever-present, everywhere, omnipresent

   True        False

2. truncate → cut off, shorten by cutting, abbreviate, trim, cut, prune, pare

   True        False

3. tumult → state of confusion, agitation, commotion, clamor, turmoil, mayhem, confusion, chaos, disorder

   True        False

4. unequivocal → being everywhere at the same time, ever-present, everywhere, omnipresent

   True        False

5. upbraid → to scold sharply, reproach, chastise, rebuke, censure

   True        False