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