Lessons 1-5

Question 1

Brevity

Answer 1

Briefness

Question 2

Concise

Answer 2

Using few words

Question 3

Laconic

Answer 3

Using few words

Question 4

Pithy

Answer 4

Brief and full of meaning

Question 5

Quiescent

Answer 5

Quiet; still; inactive

Question 6

Reticent

Answer 6

Not talking much

Question 7

Succint

Answer 7

Concise

Question 8

Taciturn

Answer 8

Silent; sparing of words

Question 9

Terse

Answer 9

Using only the words needed to make the point; concise

Question 10

Circumlocution

Answer 10

Speaking in circles; roundabout speech

Question 11

Colloquial

Answer 11

Pertaining to common everyday speech; conversational

Question 12

Diffuse

Answer 12

Wordy

Question 13

Digress

Answer 13

To wander off from the subject or topic spoken about

Question 14

Eloquence

Answer 14

Artful ease with speaking that impacts people’s feelings

Question 15

Garrulous

Answer 15

Talkative

Question 16

Grandiloquent

Answer 16

Using big fancy words when speaking for the purpose of impressing others

Question 17

Loquacious

Answer 17

Very talkative; liking to talk; garrulous

Question 18

Prattle

Answer 18

To speak on an on in a senseless and silly manner

Question 19

Rant

Answer 19

To talk very loudly, even wildly

Question 20

Rhetorical

Answer 20

Relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

Question 21

Verbose

Answer 21

Using too many words; wordy

Question 22

Voluble

Answer 22

Talking a great deal with ease; glib

Question 23

Arrogant

Answer 23

Overbearing; proud; haughty

Question 24

Braggart

Answer 24

On who boasts a great deal

Question 25

Complacent

Answer 25

Self-satisfied; smug

Question 26

Contemptuous

Answer 26

Lacking respect; scornful

Question 27

Disdainfully

Answer 27

Full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof

Question 28

Egotistical

Answer 28

Excessively self-absorbed; very conceited

Question 29

Haughty

Answer 29

Having a great self pride

Question 30

Insolent

Answer 30

Rude

Question 31

Narcissist

Answer 31

Having to do with extreme self-adoration

Question 32

Ostentatious

Answer 32

Having to do with showing off

Question 33

Presumptuous

Answer 33

Too forward or bold

Question 34

Pretentious

Answer 34

Claiming or pretending increased importance

Question 35

Supercilious

Answer 35

Looking down on others; proud and scornful

Question 36

Swagger

Answer 36

To walk around in a proud, showy manner

Question 37

Banal

Answer 37

Dull or stale because of overuse

Question 38

Cliché

Answer 38

An idea that has become stale due to overuse

Question 39

Derivative

Answer 39

Unoriginal

Question 40

Hackneyed

Answer 40

Made commonplace by overuse

Question 41

Insipid

Answer 41

Lacking flavor or taste; unexciting

Question 42

Lackluster

Answer 42

Lacking vitality, energy, or brightness

Question 43

Mundane

Answer 43

Commonplace; ordinary

Question 44

Platitude

Answer 44

An obvious remark uttered as if it were original

Question 45

Prosaic

Answer 45

Dull

Question 46

Trite

Answer 46

Unoriginal

Question 47

Vapid

Answer 47

Stale; lacking freshness

Question 48

Allay

Answer 48

To lessen fear; to calm

Question 49

Alleviate

Answer 49

To lessen

Question 50

Ameliorate

Answer 50

To lessen pain, difficulty, or tension; to make better

Question 51

Appease

Answer 51

To make tranquil, especially by giving into demands

Question 52

Assuage

Answer 52

Pacify; to lessen pain or conflict

Question 53

Conciliate

Answer 53

To win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods

Question 54

Mediate

Answer 54

To act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes

Question 55

Mitigate

Answer 55

To lessen pain or damage

Question 56

Mollify

Answer 56

To pacify, soothe, or appease

Question 57

Pacify

Answer 57

To calm

Question 58

Placate

Answer 58

To soothe

Question 59

Quell

Answer 59

To pacify; subdue