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#1. His neighbor’s (superficial) remarks trivialized the property line dispute and infuriated Malcolm.
#2. Although the professor’s lectures were regarded by many as so (wearisome) that they regularly put students to sleep, he ignored all criticism and refused to make any changes.
Something that is wearisome is tiresome or boring.
The key to the meaning here is the phrase they regularly put students to sleep.
#3. Charles, aware of his susceptibility to gum disease, is (diligent) about flossing.
To be diligent is to be painstaking or thorough.
#4. Mr. Powers was so (gullible) that he believed even the most outlandish excuses of his insincere employees.
#5. When Katya refused to lie to her parents about where she was spending the night, she was completely (ostracized) by her usually loyal friends, who had never shunned her before.
To be ostracized is to be banished or excluded.
The key here is the phrase usually loyal friends, who had never shunned her before.
#6. The designer window treatments in her house, installed 17 years ago, were (outmoded).
To be outmoded is to be old-fashioned or out-of-date. The designer window treatments may also
be unnecessary, pointless, or even worthless.
However, the key to the meaning is the context—that is, the phrase installed 17 years ago.
#7. You cannot become a certified teacher without completing the (prerequisite) student teaching assignment.
#8. Although Zachary is much too inexperienced for the managerial position, he is a willful young man and (obdurately) refuses to withdraw his application.
#9. Her fashion sense was usually described as (flamboyant), but on the night of the party, Tanya’s outfit was uncharacteristically modest.
#10. The baseball player’s malice toward the referee was revealed in his (spiteful) remarks to the media, which almost ruined the referee’s career.
To be spiteful is to be vengeful or vindictive.
The keys here are the word malice and the phrase almost ruined the referee’s career.
