Vocabulary for semester exam

Avoid

To eschew is to

Tributes

Encomiums are

Imitated

Something that is emulated is

Loquacious

Someone who is taciturn is not

Relevant

If something is germane, it is

Acting and emotions

Something histrionic involves

Turbulent

Something that is halcyon is not

Swiftness

Celerity is

Shifty

If something is devious, it is

Abruptly

Something done summarily is done

Removed from a grave

When something is exhumed it is

Unusual

If something is unwonted, it is

Clear

Something that is murky is not

Conceal

To dissemble is to

Green

Something verdant is

Prickly plants

Nettles are

Money

A pecuniary position is related to

Absurd

Something ludicrous is

Standing

Someone who is recumbent is not

Strongholds

Bastions are

Magnificent

Something that is sumptuous is

Disgrace

Ignominy is

Moral

Someone who is depraved is definitely not

Expected to become one

A person who is reputed to be a scholar is

Gathered

When something is garnered it is

Meaningful

Something that is inane is definitely not

Abandoned

Something that is derelict is

Accusation

An indictment is a(n)

Unrelieved

Terror that is abject is

Exasperating

Someone who is testy is