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