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Cum Quiz Flashcards

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Abstruse

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(Adj) Difficult to understand

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Acrimony

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(N) Bitterness of ill feeling

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Bombastic

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(Adj) Overblown, histrionic inflated language

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Buoyancy

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(N) Resilience of spirit

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Connotative

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(Adj) Suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning

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Consternation

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(N) A sudden, alarming dread or dismay

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Cynical

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(Adj) Negative, pessimistic, cutting

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Despondent

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(Adj) In low spirits from lack of confidence

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Effusive

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(Adj) Expressing feelings of gratitude or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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Enmity

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(N) Being actively opposed or resistant to something

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Euphemistic

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(Adj) Polite language, politically correct

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Flippant

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Sarcastic, irreverent

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Homespun

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(Adj) Plain, unpolished, unsophisticated speech

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Idiomatic

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Peculiar to a particular language or dialect
Ex: Brits say “bloody” or “crappy”

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Insolent

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(Adj) Rude or disrespectful

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Jargon

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Special words or expressions used by a particular group

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Lugubrious

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(Adj) Dismal or gloomy in an affected way

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Pedantic

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(Adj) Precise, over-exacting meticulous

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Picturesque

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(Adj) Particularly detailed in rich visual imagery

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Sanguine

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(Adj) Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

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Serene

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(Adj) Calm, peaceful, tranquil

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Somber

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(Adj) Extremely serious, grave, depressing

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Trite

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(Adj) Hackneyed or stale

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Turgid

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(Adj) Tediously pompous or bombastic

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Asyndeton

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Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words
Ex: He was brave, fearless, afraid of nothing

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Personification

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Giving a non-living thing human/active qualities

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is used to designate the whole or the whole is used to designate a part
Ex: All hands on deck

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Horatian

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Light-hearted, intended for fun

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Juvenalian

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Bitter, angry attacking

30
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Dimunition

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Taking a real-life situation and reducing it to make it ridiculous and showcase its faults

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Understatement

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The opposite of exaggeration. By contrast, it draws attention to the truth

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Apostrophe

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Words spoken to a person who is absent, or an object/ abstract idea

33
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Allusion

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Alludes to another piece of literature, film, etc.

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