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