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