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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Make insensitive or callous
callous
acerbic
elegiac
obsequious
2. Brief and to the point - brief and to the point
didactic
caustic
elegiac
terse
3. Feeling great rapture or delight
terse
rapturous
ribald
derisive
4. Harsh or corrosive in tone
acerbic
forthright
sardonic
rapturous
5. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest
derisive
colloquial
self-depreciating
sardonic
6. Arousing affect
didactic
sardonic
poignant
colloquial
7. Brief and to the point
conciliatory
laconic
terse
obsequious
8. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
erudite
forthright
caustic
laconic
9. Abusing vocally
derisive
laconic
flippant
colloquial
10. Characterized by directness in manner or speech
elegiac
forthright
self-depreciating
colloquial
11. Instructive (especially excessively)
didactic
caustic
acerbic
rapturous
12. Having a bad disposition
callous
sardonic
churlish
poignant
13. Having or showing profound knowledge
erudite
speculative
elegiac
acerbic
14. Showing inappropriate levity
flippant
acerbic
self-depreciating
rapturous
15. Expressing sorrow often for something past
ribald
poignant
satiric
elegiac
16. Excessively or hypocritically pious
sanctimonious
flippant
terse
ribald
17. Not based on fact or investigation
caustic
colloquial
speculative
ribald
18. Quickly aroused to anger
choleric
sardonic
didactic
acerbic
19. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
terse
obsequious
ribald
didactic
20. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
churlish
speculative
colloquial
conciliatory
21. Disdainfully or ironically humorous
speculative
forthright
didactic
sardonic
22. Overcoming animosity or hostility
conciliatory
colloquial
self-depreciating
callous
23. Exposing human folly to ridicule
satiric
flippant
sanctimonious
conciliatory
24. Humorously vulgar
elegiac
satiric
ribald
acerbic