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Subjects
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Excessively or hypocritically pious
churlish
sanctimonious
terse
choleric
2. Brief and to the point
conciliatory
laconic
erudite
satiric
3. Not based on fact or investigation
self-depreciating
churlish
rapturous
speculative
4. Make insensitive or callous
sanctimonious
callous
conciliatory
ribald
5. Exposing human folly to ridicule
satiric
derisive
forthright
sardonic
6. Having or showing profound knowledge
poignant
caustic
choleric
erudite
7. Abusing vocally
derisive
laconic
choleric
rapturous
8. Overcoming animosity or hostility
conciliatory
derisive
terse
speculative
9. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
choleric
obsequious
self-depreciating
speculative
10. Having a bad disposition
churlish
acerbic
caustic
laconic
11. Feeling great rapture or delight
conciliatory
laconic
forthright
rapturous
12. Brief and to the point - brief and to the point
terse
colloquial
didactic
speculative
13. Arousing affect
poignant
derisive
flippant
terse
14. Quickly aroused to anger
forthright
rapturous
caustic
choleric
15. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
poignant
ribald
colloquial
churlish
16. Harsh or corrosive in tone
acerbic
obsequious
flippant
conciliatory
17. Showing inappropriate levity
satiric
flippant
obsequious
laconic
18. Characterized by directness in manner or speech
conciliatory
ribald
flippant
forthright
19. Disdainfully or ironically humorous
terse
caustic
satiric
sardonic
20. Expressing sorrow often for something past
elegiac
choleric
caustic
derisive
21. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
sanctimonious
callous
poignant
caustic
22. Instructive (especially excessively)
didactic
forthright
elegiac
erudite
23. Humorously vulgar
obsequious
caustic
sanctimonious
ribald
24. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest
flippant
rapturous
derisive
self-depreciating