Module 2 Vocab

Question 1

playful or clever use of words to create humor

Answer 1

wordplay

Question 2

abnormal or different from the usual expectation

Answer 2

peculiar

Question 3

accumulated knowledge or learning

Answer 3

wisdom

Question 4

a state of not knowing; lack of awareness or education

Answer 4

ignorance

Question 5

beliefs or hopes concerning what is possible in the future

Answer 5

expectation

Question 6

a boring, gloomy place, or state of mind, in which nothing happens

Answer 6

doldrums

Question 7

a state of having very low energy

Answer 7

lethargy

Question 8

wasting time

Answer 8

killing time

Question 9

choice of words in speech or writing

Answer 9

diction

Question 10

bizarre, weird, or eerie

Answer 10

surreal

Question 11

a person involved in an act meant to trick or deceive someone; someone that pretends to be someone he is not; a dishonest or insincere person

Answer 11

humbug

Question 12

of, dealing with, or pertaining to death or the horrors of death

Answer 12

macabre

Question 13

to cause to become harmed or damaged

Answer 13

corrupts

Question 14

having or showing good sense, logic, or meaning

Answer 14

rhyme or reason

Question 15

arguments or debates; things that people do not agree on

Answer 15

disputes

Question 16

to admit that what you said is wrong

Answer 16

eat my words

Question 17

to take advantage or an opportunity of get something done while you have the chance

Answer 17

make hay while the sun shines

Question 18

to consider every possibility when trying to solve a problem

Answer 18

leave no stone unturned

Question 19

a journey made in search or something

Answer 19

quest

Question 20

1) a place from which you see something

2) the way in which one thinks about a situations or event

Answer 20

point of view

Question 21

a combination of sounds that is unpleasant

Answer 21

discord

Question 22

a loud ongoing noise; racket

Answer 22

din

Question 23

dis-

Answer 23

not or lack of

Question 24

to decide something quickly without having a good reason for it

Answer 24

jump to conclusions

Question 25

a major change in someone or something

Answer 25

transformation

Question 26

of little value or importance; petty

Answer 26

trivial

Question 27

the act of being phony or fake

Answer 27

insincerity

Question 28

like jelly or gelati, especially in consistency

Answer 28

gelatinous

Question 29

having much or full of;

Answer 29

-ous

Question 30

dreams, plans, and/or hopes that are unrealistic, impossible, or otherwise very little chance of happening

Answer 30

castles in the air