In the classroom, Phoebe was unusually ___; on the playground, however, she became as intractable as the other children.
optimistic
mercurial
magnanimous
taciturn
docile
Though Holden is typically ___ and reserved in social gatherings, at last night’s party he spoke and acted with uncharacteristic ___.
loquacious…alacrity
querulous…languor
disaffected…resentment
diplomatic…decorum
diffident…aplomb
Holden’s failing grades earned him such disgrace that any possibility of his being allowed to remain in school was completely ___.
ensured
approved
belittled
nullified
defended
The History professor was never one to ___: he always stuck closely to the subject of every lecture.
carpe
recant
retaliate
digress
truncate
Influenced by group pressures, people tend to ___ in order to gain social approval and avoid being ____.
comply…revered
flinch…denounced
conform…rejected
obey…accepted
defer…respected
Most of the students found the lecturer’s speech ___; in fact, it was so dull that some even nodded off.
illuminating
cryptic
tedious
disjointed
unsettling
Holden perversely saw his ___ as a useful strategy: because he always mistrusted other people, nobody every disappointed him.
sarcasm
insincerity
misanthropy
dispassion
dejection
Holden’s natural ___ and moral ___ were evidenced by his indecisiveness and avoidance of controversial issues.
pessimism…uprightness
fearfulness…honesty
irresolution…cowardice
instability…depravity
fortitude…deficiency
Holden was both ___ and ___: he was blatantly proud and offensively bold.
haughty…impudent
irresolute…insolent
presumptuous…loquacious
arrogant…articulate
reverential…contemptuous
The author ___ the idea that someone would revive the incidents of his early life, and so he instructed his friends and associates to ___ any potential biographer.
ridiculed…respect
deplored…forgive
abhorred..frustrate
savored…avoid
dismissed…dissuade