Words 11-20

Question 1

Auspicious

Answer 1

Promising success. Prosperous

Question 2

Promising success. Prosperous

Answer 2

Auspicious

Question 3

Beguile

Answer 3

To influence by trickery

Question 4

To influence by trickery

Answer 4

Beguile

Question 5

Bellicose

Answer 5

Inclined or eager to fight

Question 6

Inclined or eager to fight

Answer 6

Bellicose

Question 7

Benign

Answer 7

Having a kindly disposition

Question 8

Having a kindly disposition

Answer 8

Benign

Question 9

Beseech

Answer 9

To implore urgently

Question 10

To implore urgently

Answer 10

Beseech

Question 11

Brevity

Answer 11

Short period of time or duration

Question 12

Short period of time or duration

Answer 12

Brevity

Question 13

Cajole

Answer 13

To persuade by flattery or promises

Question 14

To persuade by flattery or promises

Answer 14

Cajole

Question 15

Capacious

Answer 15

Capable of holding much. Spacious/roomy

Question 16

Capable of holding much. Spacious/roomy

Answer 16

Capacious

Question 17

Censure

Answer 17

Strong expression of disapproval

Question 18

Strong expression of disapproval

Answer 18

Censure

Question 19

Circumspect

Answer 19

Watchful and discreet. Cautious

Question 20

Watchful and discreet. Cautious

Answer 20

Circumspect

Question 21

Antagonist

Answer 21

Character of force working in opposition to protagonist or main character

Question 22

Character of force working in opposition to protagonist or main character

Answer 22

Antagonist

Question 23

Antecedent

Answer 23

The word to which a pronoun refers

Question 24

The word to which a pronoun refers

Answer 24

Antecedent

Question 25

Antithesis

Answer 25

The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words or phrases. An idea opposed to another idea

Question 26

The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words or phrases. An idea opposed to another idea

Answer 26

Antithesis

Question 27

Apostrophe

Answer 27

Figure of speech in which a person thing or abstract quality is addressed as if present

Question 28

Figure of speech in which a person thing or abstract quality is addressed as if present

Answer 28

Apostrophe

Question 29

Assonance

Answer 29

Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words, for aesthetic or humorous effect

Question 30

Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words, for aesthetic or humorous effect

Answer 30

Assonance

Question 31

Asyndeton

Answer 31

The omission of coordinating conjunctions, such as in a series

Question 32

The omission of coordinating conjunctions, such as in a series

Answer 32

Asyndeton

Question 33

Begging the Question

Answer 33

Unsupported assumption of something that has yet to be proved

Question 34

Unsupported assumption of something that has yet to be proved

Answer 34

Begging the Question

Question 35

Catharsis

Answer 35

The purging or cleansing of spectators or readers emotions by means of emotional agitation

Question 36

The purging or cleansing of spectators or readers emotions by means of emotional agitation

Answer 36

Catharsis

Question 37

Colloquial speech

Answer 37

Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or Familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing, informal

Question 38

Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or Familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing, informal

Answer 38

Colloquial speech

Question 39

Connotation

Answer 39

What is implied by a word, the association or secondary meaning of a word or expression addition to his explicit or primary meaning

Question 40

What is implied by a word, the association or secondary meaning of a word or expression addition to his explicit or primary meaning

Answer 40

Connotation