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Question 1

What does the term approbation mean?

Answer 1

approval

Example: The teacher smiled, showing her approbation of his hard work.

Question 2

Define bedizened.

Answer 2

overly flashy

Example: The bedizened costume was covered in glitter and feathers.

Question 3

What does blasé refer to?

Answer 3

unimpressed, bored

Example: She was blasé about the concert, having seen it before.

Question 4

What is the meaning of blasphemous?

Answer 4

disrespectful to religion

Example: Some found his joke about the church blasphemous.

Question 5

Define blithe.

Answer 5

carefree, cheerful

Example: She had a blithe attitude, never worrying about problems.

Question 6

What does bourgeoisie mean?

Answer 6

middle class

Example: The bourgeoisie often valued education and stability.

Question 7

What type of speech is colloquial?

Answer 7

casual speech

Example: ‘Wanna’ is a colloquial way to say ‘want to.’

Question 8

What is a comeuppance?

Answer 8

deserved punishment

Example: After cheating, he got his comeuppance when he was caught.

Question 9

Define dirge.

Answer 9

sad song

Example: The funeral band played a slow dirge.

Question 10

What is meant by ecumenical?

Answer 10

uniting religions

Example: The ecumenical service included prayers from many faiths.

Question 11

What does election refer to?

Answer 11

voting for leaders

Example: The election for class president was next week.

Question 12

What does filial mean?

Answer 12

related to children

Example: She showed filial love by caring for her parents.

Question 13

Define florid.

Answer 13

overly fancy

Example: His florid speech was full of dramatic words.

Question 14

What is frivolity?

Answer 14

silliness, fun without purpose

Example: The party was full of laughter and frivolity.

Question 15

What does gauche mean?

Answer 15

socially awkward

Example: His gauche comment made everyone uncomfortable.

Question 16

Define impertinence.

Answer 16

rudeness

Example: The student’s impertinence got him sent to the principal.

Question 17

What does marauding refer to?

Answer 17

raiding, stealing

Example: The marauding bandits robbed the village.

Question 18

What is an obeisance?

Answer 18

respectful bow

Example: The knight made an obeisance to the queen.

Question 19

Define onerous.

Answer 19

burdensome, hard

Example: The onerous homework took hours to finish.

Question 20

What does pariah mean?

Answer 20

outcast

Example: After the scandal, he became a pariah at school.

Question 21

What does perfunctory mean?

Answer 21

done without care

Example: His perfunctory apology didn’t seem sincere.

Question 22

Define placate.

Answer 22

calm someone down

Example: He tried to placate his angry friend with a gift.

Question 23

What does rakish refer to?

Answer 23

confidently stylish

Example: He wore his hat at a rakish angle.

Question 24

What does resolute mean?

Answer 24

determined

Example: She was resolute about finishing the race.

Question 25

What is retributive?

Answer 25

punishing revenge ## Footnote Example: The retributive laws were harsh on criminals.

Question 26

Define supercilious.

Answer 26

arrogant, looking down on others ## Footnote Example: The supercilious rich man ignored the waiter.

Question 27

What does tripartite mean?

Answer 27

divided into three ## Footnote Example: The tripartite agreement involved three countries.

Question 28

What does unscrupulously mean?

Answer 28

without morals ## Footnote Example: He unscrupulously lied to get the job.

Question 29

Define vestige.

Answer 29

small remaining part ## Footnote Example: The ruins were the last vestige of the ancient city.

Question 30

What does winsome mean?

Answer 30

charming, pleasant ## Footnote Example: Her winsome smile made everyone like her.

Question 31

What is the definition of alliteration?

Answer 31

repeated starting sounds ## Footnote Example: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

Question 32

What does allusion mean?

Answer 32

indirect reference ## Footnote Example: Calling someone a 'Scrooge' is an allusion to A Christmas Carol.

Question 33

Define bildungsroman.

Answer 33

coming-of-age story ## Footnote Example: To Kill a Mockingbird is a bildungsroman about Scout growing up.

Question 34

What is imagery?

Answer 34

vivid descriptions ## Footnote Example: 'The golden sun melted into the horizon.'

Question 35

What does memoir refer to?

Answer 35

true personal story ## Footnote Example: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou’s memoir.

Question 36

What does assonance mean?

Answer 36

repeated vowel sounds ## Footnote Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

Question 37

Define consonance.

Answer 37

repeated consonant sounds ## Footnote Example: 'Pitter-patter' of raindrops.

Question 38

What is hyperbole?

Answer 38

wild exaggeration ## Footnote Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!'

Question 39

What does stanza refer to?

Answer 39

poem paragraph ## Footnote Example: A four-line stanza is called a quatrain.

Question 40

What is a refrain?

Answer 40

repeated line ## Footnote Example: The chorus of a song is a refrain.