Vocabulary 11 Review 

dilatory
 Diffidence
 Timidity or shyness

Julio’s diffidence
ruined his
chances of
picking up a
“hottie” like
Stephanie, who,
as a matter of
fact, is also shy
herself.
 Acumen
 Quickness and keenness of judgment or
insight.
Coach Bryant’s acumen in the kitchen is never more
apparent when he inspects whether his students
washed dishes correctly or not.
Acumen
•Quicknessand
keenness of
judgment or insight

•Dr. Louis’s acumen

is evident in the
student projects she
creates. Some of the
most enjoyable are
created on the spot.
 Reticent
 Inclined to keep
silent; reserved

 After being
obnoxious and loud
in the hallways of
school, Ricardo
became RETICENT
once Mrs. Slocum
was nearby.
 Dilatory

Mr. Acosta is scolding Geo for her dilatory

attendance; her many tardies will result
in a grade deduction.
Alacrity

•Briskand cheerful
readiness

•Ms. Prado is a very

cheerful person and is
also very fast to help
others.
 Alacrity
 Coach Baez’s ALACRITY was evident as he
skipped through the halls and headed for
the district baseball game.
 Alacrity
 Brisk and cheerful readiness

As Mrs. Mena strides

towards her business
meeting, she portrays a
sense of alacrity.
•Moral uprightness;
righteousness

•Mr. Moore
possesses rectitude;
he is big on morals
and keeps us in
line.
 •Unemotional; serious
•Kaitlynn’s staid face in no way indicates
her personality; she’s actually fun!
 Adroit/Dexterous (adj)

My friend is extremely
adroit when it goes to
making origami; she
can finish constructing
a boat in less than a
minute.
 ADROIT/
DEXTEROUS
The students were
impressed by Ms.
Robinson’s adroit
ability when it
came to dissecting
the cat. Her hands
are quite
dexterous!
 Ignominy
 Great personal dishonor
or humiliation;
disgraceful conduct

 Jason was unable to

reach the bathroom in
time and peed himself
right outside the door,
causing great
IGNOMINY and
discomfort.
 Belligerent
 Eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
 The security guard showed his BELLIGERENT
personality when he became annoyed by the
crying man.
 Belligerent
 Eager to right; hostile or aggressive

Mr. Granados pitbull-

like belligerence makes
him a threatening
administrative figure.
The fragile student body
cowers in fear!
 Mendacious

This is a mendacious advertisement! Low Fat Chocolate???

What a paradox!
 Cosmopolitan

The cosmopolitan poster expresses world unity

and illustrates how a smile is international.
 Cosmopolitan
 Worldly; widely sophisticated; influenced by
many cultures
Mrs. Abesada’s
cosmopolitan
nature allows her
to relate well to
diverse groups of
teachers and
students.
 Cosmopolitan
 Mrs. Liu’s traveled all the
way from China to our
humble high school to teach
us Chinese and make us a
more COSMOPOLITAN
student body.
 Insular

The lonely piece of gum stares at the world

through a lonely hole at the insular girl.
 Banal

Hello Kitty is very banal; it

use to be original, but
most girls have tons of
Hello Kitty products now.
 Mr. Burgos’s Arab features led students to
write flippant comments on his board.
Luckily, he was not offended by their antics!
flippant
 • Very productive; producing great qualities

• C-Rod is prolific; she produces great qualities in her

students with her own.
Prolific