Vocabulary Grade 12 — Set 3: Quick Drills flashcards
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Meaning to word: 33 of the Set 3 words, from a fresh one-line definition back to the word itself.
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Which word means smugly preachy, with a holier-than-thou air toward everyone around you?sanctimoniousCharacter & Behavior
After one week as a vegetarian, Sam turned sanctimonious, sighing loudly at every cafeteria hamburger. -
Which word means socially clumsy and unpolished, as people new to polite company often are?gaucheCharacter & Behavior
The gauche new intern greeted the company's founder with a high five and called her "buddy." -
Which word means deflated and downcast, head drooping, right after a hope falls through?crestfallenFeelings & Attitudes
The crestfallen chef watched the judges push away her soufflé. -
Which word means broad and detailed enough to cover nearly everything about a subject?encyclopedicThinking & Knowing
Her encyclopedic history of jazz runs from New Orleans brass bands to today's festivals. -
Which word means to glorify someone or something with lofty, admiring praise?exaltSpeaking & Arguing
The town's new statue exalts its first doctor as a hero of the frontier. -
Which word means to linger in a place longer than you meant to stay?tarryActions & Effort
The guests tarried on the porch long after the fireworks ended. -
Which word means to drive out a rival and take over its spot, often through force or by simply outdoing it?supplantChange & Growth
Within a decade, the new species of grass had supplanted the native one. -
Which word means so drawn out that the end feels hopelessly far off?interminableSize & Amount
The interminable drive to Grandma's included three wrong turns and a flat tire. -
Which word means so unfortunate that it is a cause for regret; something to be sorry about?lamentableQuality & Judgment
The museum's lamentable decision to sell its oldest maps dismayed historians. -
Which word means so long-standing that no one, not even old records, can say when it began?immemorialNature & Time
Fishermen here have mended nets by hand since time immemorial.
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