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