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