Vocabulary 3 Exercise 1- match

1. The werewolf tried to  conceal  the truth about himself from his human girlfriend, but she found out the truth anyway.-obfuscate

2. His  daily  workload in the kitchen consisted of some very  banal  chores, such as peeling 50 pounds of potatoes for dinner.- quotidian

3. Victoria’s last boyfriend was so overly  attentive  that he made her feel suffocated.

4. The results from our scientific experiment surprised us because they were so different from what we expected, but then we realized the  abnormality was caused by our faulty equipment.-aberration

5. Carl had schemed to keep Georgia out of the house until it was time to go to her surprise party by taking her to a movie, but his plan was  ruined when Georgia said she had already seen all of the movies in the local movie theater.-foiled

6. It was rather  bold  of that gentleman to interrupt the wedding and object to the marriage, especially because he wasn’t even invited.-presumptous

7. Yes, he seems like an especially  antagonistic  fellow; I saw him get out of the car and yell at another wedding guest who was pulling into the same parking spot.-pugnacious

8. Amanda was an  ebullient  woman who was always the life of the party and the center of attention.-solicitous

9. Elizabeth Smart is a girl who was  kidnapped  as a fourteen year-old and was kept in captivity for nine months.-abducted

10. Gertrude did not trust Charlie after she found out that he had started such   untrue  rumors about her.-mendacious

11. In the days after the hurricane there was a  lack  of gasoline, and we could not fill up our gas tank because they were rationing it.-dearth

12. The doctor made a such a  convincing  argument to the other doctors at the hospital that they decided to follow his advice.- cogent

13. Google is one of the  giants  of the technology industry. - behemoth

14. The conference schedule gave us a  break  at noon which gave me enough time to have a quick lunch with my friend across the street. haitus

15. Corbin did not like that this new boy had  stolen  his girlfriend’s attentions.

16. Belinda was  totally unaware  of the fact that the teacher was waiting for her to stop texting because she was absorbed in the fight she was having with her mother via text.-oblivious

17. Billy, with his reckless and rebellious attitude,  highlights  the submissive and innocent Anne.- foils

18. In the movie The Lion King, Simba  revels in  his freedom away from his pride (a group of lions that sticks together) but realizes his responsibility is to return to save his family from his uncle’s evil tyranny.-relish

19. It is only through the  generosity  of the Bluth family that T.B.A., an illness that affects millions of people, will finally be vanquished.-largess

20. Eddie felt like he was giving  perfect  answers to the questions in his job interview and was feeling very confident-- maybe, in fact, too confident, because he tried to make a joke that he did not pull off well.-impeccable

21. In his book The Magus, John Fowles gives a rich picture of the island of Mycenae, complete with Greece-blue skies,  breezes  carrying the smell of salt over the hills, and mysterious green foliage recalling ancient history.- zephyr

22. Mala suffered terrible  exclusion  from the social scene in high school because kids were cruel and her timidness made her an easy target for mockery.- ostracism

23. Bridget resented Heather because she was such a  brown-noser  and was always sucking up to Ms. Flannery.-toady

24. Her parents wanted her to settle down with a nice boy, but she preferred the  migratory  and decentralized life of a bohemian.- nomadic

25. The home-made candy had overboiled and was now too  syrupy  to be handled properly.- viscous