AWP Chapter 2
Simon, who is enthusiastic and ________________-, was brimming over with excitement as he presented his idea in class. But the professor, a blunt curt type, gave it a(n) __________ one-word dismissal: "Wrong."
effervescent brusque
When Mona and her friend Patty get together, they are ______________talkers. They talk endlessly and tirelessly about everything.
indefatigable
Beagles are _________eaters--their owners say they will eat anything that's not nailed down-so they tend to become fat unless they get enough exercise.
voracious
Ginny has a ___________ appetite for news. She gets a moming and an evening newspaper, listens to an "all news, all the time" radio station, and watches the TV newscast every night.
voracious
Jill is a sensation-seeker who has a(n) ____________ appetite for excitement and is ____________ in looking for it. She is tireless in her quest for thrilling, risky experiences
voracious indefatigable
When they feel nervous and ill at ease, many people try to achieve an air of ________ by putting their hands in their pockets and humming.
nonchalance
Dad was a(n) ________ walker. He could hike for mile after mile, never seeming to get weary.
indefatigable
The great athlete seemed ____________. After running a marathon. swimming for miles, and biking up steep hills, she was still energetic.
indefatigable
Will Rogers was the opposite of a(n) _____________. He once said, "I never met a man I didn't like."
misanthrope
Larry always becomes _________ when he drinks. Since alcohol makes him feel so dreary and blue, you'd think he'd give it up.
morose
On the first workday of the year, everyone at the office seemed __________. No wonder we felt low; after the holidays, it's always a letdown to get back to work
morose
The teachers were sulky and __________ on the first day of school. They hated to face the fact that summer had ended.
morose
Our ____________, gloomy uncle is utterly friendless, but he insists he is not a(n) ____________. I don't hate people," he claims. "I just haven't met any that I like."
morose misanthrope
Trying to create an impression of ___________ despite his nervousness, Hari strolled to the sneaker's stand smilins and whistling a little tune.
nonchalance
____________ is not appropriate behind the wheel of a car. An automobile is not a toy to be played with casually-it is a dangerous machine to be handled with concentration.
nonchalance
Marian approached parenthood with a certain____________, taking it all lightly. But her husband, who was awed by the thought of having __________, felt very solemn about it.
nonchalance progeny
Grandfather worked at two jobs in order to provide food and clothing for his many ____________.
progeny
In the wonderful children's book Charlotte's Web, Charlotte, the spider, dies, but several of her ____________ stay to befriend Charlotte's beloved Wilbur, the pig.
progeny
The funny book Cheaper By the Dozen tells the story of the Gilbreth clan, which consisted of a mother, a father, and twelve red-haired ___________.
progeny
"I intend to bear this with _________ courage," Eileen vowed as she set forth for the dentist's office. "And also with plenty of Novocain."
stoic
"Some patients' ___________ response to illness or injury is truly amazing," the doctor said. "Come what may, they remain calm and courageous."
stoic
My dog's reaction to getting his yearly shots is haedly __________. It takes the vet and two assistants to hold him down, and he howls as if he is being torn to pieces
stoic
Although they are small, most rodents are ____________ eaters. Mice, gerbils, and hamsters nibble almost constantly.
voracious
Although Maria seems _____________ when you first meet her, she's really just shy with people she doesn't know well. After you talk with her awhile, she becomes more relaxed and friendly.
brusque
It's difficult to ask Professor Henderson a question. His typical response is a(n) _________ "What? What kind of question is that?"
brusque
Rose lost her job as a receptionist because she was so ___________with people who called. The office replaced her with someone who spoke more politely.
brusque
I find this editorial convincing, partly because it is so ____________. I like it when a writer reasons with readers, rather than trying to manipulate their feelings.
dispassionate
The English have the reputation of being ____________,with ice water in their veins, ___________ and reaction to the death of Princess Diana cast doubt on that hackneyed stereotype
dispassionate stoic
"Historians are supposed to be _____________," the lecturer apologized, "but when my topic is the horrors of slavery, I find it hard to keep my feelings hidden."
disspassionate
The surgeon's voice was _____________when he told the patient's family that the operation had failed, but despite his calm tone, his eyes looked very sad.
disspassionate
At the end of the day, the second graders were as ___________ as they had been when it began, telling jokes and giggling. Their teacher envied their high spirits.
effervescent
Mamie is on the way to stardom. When her play opened last night, the critics raved about her "_____________charm," saying that she "lit up the stage."
effervescent
The lecturer could hardly be described as _______________. She droned on about the Federal Reserve in a dreary voice, never looking up from her notes.
effervescent
Molidre's play The ____________ is about a man, Alceste, who is enraged and disgusted by his fellow humans. To put it briefly, Alceste hates everyone.
misanthrope
One of our neighbors is a true ____________. She hasn't a friend in the world; in fact. she looks on evervone as an enemy.
misanthrope