Vocab Test 3 Flashcards
(18 cards)
1
Q
Assertion
A
A claim
2
Q
Glad
A
To urge someone to do something
3
Q
Inexplicable
A
Impossible to understand
4
Q
Noncommital
A
Not revealing your opinion about an issue
5
Q
Proboscis
A
The long snout of an animal
6
Q
Quixotic
A
Idealistic or extremely optimistic
7
Q
Surmise
A
To guess based upon little evidence
8
Q
Anecdote
A
A brief story recalling an interesting incident
9
Q
Climatic
A
Of the most intense part of a story
10
Q
Epilogue
A
Concluding section at the end of a play
11
Q
Extemporaneous
A
Down with little or no preparation
12
Q
Fidelity
A
Loyalty or accuracy
13
Q
Forte
A
Something that a person does very well
14
Q
Hypochondriac
A
A person who imagines he is sick
15
Q
Prodigy
A
A young person with extraordinary talents
16
Q
Staunch
A
Strong and solid
17
Q
Stigma
A
A mark of shame
18
Q
Anagram
A
A word formed from another word by rearranging the letters
