Chapter 23

Question 1

Acronym

Answer 1

Word formed from the first letter or letters of other words

Question 2

Argot

Answer 2

Language peculiar to a particular group or class; slang

Question 3

Articulate

Answer 3

Capable of speech; able to express oneself effectively

Question 4

Blend

Answer 4

Word produced from parts of others words

Example: brunch

Question 5

Cliché

Answer 5

Overused expression

Question 6

Concrete

Answer 6

Having material existence; not abstract; tangible

Question 7

Diatribe

Answer 7

Bitter spoken or written attack; angry criticism; dunuciation

Question 8

Epithet

Answer 8

Word or phrase use to characterize a person or thing, often disparagingly

Question 9

Euphemism

Answer 9

Mild expression substituted for one that may be harsh or unpleasant

Question 10

Glib

Answer 10

Having a ready flow of words but lacking accuracy or understanding; superficial; shallow

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

Humorous or sarcastic use of language, in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the words used

Question 12

Logorrhea

Answer 12

Excessive flow of words; talkativeness

Question 13

Maxim

Answer 13

Concisely expressed statement or a general truth or rule of conduct; proverbial saying

Question 14

Metaphor

Answer 14

Implied comparison using a word or phrase with something or someone it does not ordinarily go with

Question 15

Metonymy

Answer 15

Naming a thing or person by substituting an associated name

Question 16

Oxymoron

Answer 16

Figure of speech that combines contradictory terms

Question 17

Palindrome

Answer 17

Any word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward or foward
Examples: level, race car, Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Question 18

Pejorative

Answer 18

Having a derogatory meaning or effect, downgrading

Question 19

Pun

Answer 19

Play on words having the same sound but different meanings; play on different meaning of the same word
Example: Board of Education

Question 20

Redundant

Answer 20

Exceeding what is necessary or normal; superfluous; surplus

Question 21

Satire

Answer 21

Use of ridicule to expose folly; literary work holding up human stupidity or wickedness to scorn
Example: Animal Farm

Question 22

Shibboleth

Answer 22

Password, saying, or custom distinguish ping the members of one group from those of another

Question 23

Understatement

Answer 23

Restrained statement on mocking contrast to what is warranted by the facts

Question 24

Abstract

Answer 24

Considered apart from material or specific instances; existing as a concept; not concrete