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