Vocab 6

Question 1

conjoining contradictory terms

Answer 1

oxymoron

Question 2

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Answer 2

onomatopoeia

Question 3

friendly and cheerful.

Answer 3

genial

Question 4

a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

Answer 4

caste

Question 5

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

Answer 5

indefatigable

Question 6

intense disgust.

Answer 6

repugnance

Question 7

suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.

Answer 7

menacing

Question 8

(especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.

Answer 8

pervasive

Question 9

not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

Answer 9

disingenuous

Question 10

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Answer 10

superfluous

Question 11

uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.

Answer 11

gratuitous

Question 12

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

Answer 12

prodigious

Question 13

deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

Answer 13

sadistic

Question 14

express or state clearly

Answer 14

articulate

Question 15

characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.

Answer 15

decadent