Building a Better Vocabulary

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1. Word set: equivocal and tendentious. Someone who is __ is
   unlikely to give __ answers.


2. Word set: truckle and truculent. Someone who is __ is unlikely
   to __ to the authority of others.


3. Word set: trenchant and nascent. The speaker’s remarks were insightful
   and __; they did not seem to be the __ thoughts of
   someone who had not examined the subject.


4. Word set: venal and invidious. The politician was accused of
   __ behavior in awarding lucrative government contracts to
   his cronies.


5. Word set: timorous and pernicious. The strict policy of “going through
   channels” was __ to creativity in the company.


6. Name the three onomatopoetic words in this lecture and identify the
   sounds they imitate.

Review Questions