Vocabulary Builder Course 4

Lesson 2:

Choose one of the two words provided to correctly complete each sentence.


1.	Andrea decided she would never return to the restaurant after the manager’s __________ response to her complaint.
		A)	laconic
		B)	glib


2.	Each time I express my opinion, my sister engages me in a __________ to challenge my beliefs.
		A)	polemic
		B)	bravado


3.	Omar's __________ speech used just the right words to make his point.
		A)	effusive
		B)	articulate


4.	The speaker wanted to show a new approach to the problem, so she was careful not to offer any __________ advice in her speech.
		A)	trite
		B)	garrulous


5.	Jack's __________ did not fool anyone; his trembling voice proved that he was afraid.
		A)	bravado
		B)	verbosity


6.	Todd is usually very talkative, but he becomes __________ when he has to speak in front of a large audience.
		A)	trite
		B)	laconic


7.	I teased Maria about her __________, and told her that she could say in one sentence what she had just said in one paragraph.
		A)	histrionics
		B)	verbosity


8.	Amrit's __________ praise of Mrs. Dowden’s speech showed how impressed he was by it.
		A)	effusive
		B)	bravado