soph list 15

Question 1

aptitude

Answer 1

a natural ability to do something:

Question 2

astral

Answer 2

of, connected with, or resembling the stars

Question 3

conversant

Answer 3

familiar with or knowledgeable about something:

Question 4

diction

Answer 4

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing:

Question 5

ellipsis

Answer 5

the exclusion from speech or writing of a word or words that are unneeded to be able to understood from contextual clues.

Question 6

humdrum

Answer 6

lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous:

Question 7

irony

Answer 7

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite,

Question 8

misanthrope

Answer 8

a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

Question 9

nominal

Answer 9

of a role or status) existing in name only

Question 10

omniscient

Answer 10

all-knowing

Question 11

osier

Answer 11

small Eurasian willow that grows mostly in wet habitats

Question 12

porous

Answer 12

of a rock or other material having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass.

Question 13

prevalent

Answer 13

widespread in a particular area at a particular time:

Question 14

*saturate

Answer 14

soaked with liquid so that no more can be absorbed

Question 15

sere

Answer 15

dry or withered vegetation

Question 16

usury

Answer 16

the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.