ocab #19
LA 10 Honors 2012-2013
Candid Gadfly Intrepid Ominous Taciturn
Lexicon Ostracize Pugnacious Temerity Verbose
Decorum Culmination Fallacy Heresy Ignominy
Instructions: Please fill in the blanks using the most appropriate word. Be careful to use each word only once.
1. Dylan, Garrett, and Bailey all noticed the ____________________ storm clouds forming on the starboard side of their ship. To this highly experienced crew, the dark, looming, and rapidly growing threat brought back horrific memories of the great arctic storms of 2023. Without a word, the three researchers began to prepare for the severe survival conditions they knew would lie ahead.
2. Principal Belcher’s decision to end his routine with a quarter windmill and a reverse worm took guts, confidence, and a significant amount of __________________. In all of the Greater Seattle Breakdancing Competition’s 22-year history, never before had a competitor attempted such a controversial and daring performance.
3. Gunnar’s choice of clothing, gift, and overall behavior were simply not aligned with the mood or general ______________________ of the party. While his inappropriate jokes and horrible karaoke certainly shocked the majority of the guests and senators, it was his decision to wear Bermuda shorts with a tuxedo jacket and his gift of three cans of bacon-flavored Cheese-Wiz that truly summed-up the night. Although the party was Gunnar’s first black-tie presidential fundraiser, it was still no excuse to make a complete fool of himself in front of the country’s most important leaders.
4. Despite her attempts to not ___________________ any of her classmates, Audrey simply could not afford to invite 300 people to the party. In the end, she chose 50 of her closest friends and hoped that the others would understand.
5. Sam was the most ________________________ individual Hayley had ever met. He was so fired-up with anger, rage, and testosterone that Jesse feared he would someday just snap and attack some innocent bystander. Luckily, Sam’s therapist and anger management specialist, Dr. Pemberton and Dr. Villegas were able to help calm him down through long-hours of yogic meditation and reflective journaling.
6. Professor Yoshikawa was the most __________________ presenter the committee had ever invited to come speak. Although fascinating to some, his speech on the migratory patterns of Jamaican dung-beetles, was the longest lecture Dr. Hurley had ever had to sit through. The professor would just not shut up!
7. Katie was amazed at how quickly her baby brother ’s vocabulary was growing. It seemed that everyday at least 50 words were being soaked up and placed permanently into Paul’s rapidly-expanding _______________________.
8. The _________________ Commander Potoshnik knew that her mission would be dangerous, gutsy, and full of adventure. She was confident however, that with the assistance of Lieutenant McDade and Colonel Wislon—the finest XJ6 pilots the in the fleet—that they would be successful in rescuing Princess Angus from the hands of the evil Lord Van Cise.
9. Mina had always considered her sister to be a bit of a(n) ________________________. She was so annoying and obnoxious that Mina never wanted to have friends over in fear of being picked on or bullied. Fortunately, by the time the siblings reached high school, both had become more accepting with each other.
10. Coming from a family whose dedication to the Boston Red Sox was that of a religious devotion, Leland’s decision to wear a Yankees’ cap to the family barbecue was considered ____________________ in the eyes of all of his baseball-loving uncles. He was so afraid of being “excommunicated” from the family for having a different opinion that he actually took it off and put in the car before the evening was over.
11. As class president, Annie was expected to be the model-student for all of her fellow classmates to look up to. One can imagine the embarrassment and shame that she felt when it was discovered she had cheated on her Biology exam. Her forced removal from the school government continues to stand as the worst _________________________ in the school’s traditionally flawless history.
12. Simply put, Amy’s comment that Emma was the one who stole the van was a complete __________________________. Everyone knew that Emma couldn’t drive a stick-shift and that she was home at the time of the theft, playing scrabble with her Grandma Claire. In the end, Amy confessed that she was the one who was solely responsible for the Great Van Theft of 1982.
13. Captain Urbasich was praised for her__________________________ speech on the problems within the city’s police department. Even her opponents had to admit that it was rare for a woman of such power to be so open, honest, and sincere on national television.
14. Throughout all of his schooling, Principal Belcher had always been a somewhat ________________________ individual. It wasn’t until he discovered the exiting world of competitive break dancing that he truly gained the confidence to come out of his shell and finally get over his hesitancy about speaking in front of others.
15. Naomi’s publication of her dissertation, “Who’s Your Daddy?: An Analysis of Oedipal Themes in the Films of the 1990s” marked the ___________________ of four years of exhausting work.
Candid Gadfly Intrepid Ominous Taciturn
Lexicon Ostracize Pugnacious Temerity Verbose
Decorum Culmination Fallacy Heresy Ignominy