12 English 16-18

Question 1

Anonymous

Answer 1

Having unknown or withheld authorship or agency. having an unknown or unacknowledged name. lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability

Question 2

Cognomen

Answer 2

a name, especially a descriptive nickname acquired through usage. a family name; a surname

Question 3

Denomination

Answer 3

the name of a class or group. a name; designation. the act of naming. an organized group of religious congregations. a class of units having specified values

Question 4

Homonym

Answer 4

one or two or more words that have the same sound and ofter the same spelling but differ in meaning.

Question 5

ignominy

Answer 5

great personal dishonor or humiliation. shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character

Question 6

metonymy

Answer 6

a figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly associated feature is used to name or designate something

Question 7

misnomer

Answer 7

a name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person, place, or thing. an error in naming a person or place.

Question 8

nomenclature

Answer 8

a system of names used in the arts and sciences

Question 9

nominal

Answer 9

existing in name only and not in actuality. insignificantly small. of, like, or pertaining to a name or names; bearing a persons name

Question 10

renown

Answer 10

the quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; fame

Question 11

convivial

Answer 11

sociable; fond of feasting and good company. festive

Question 12

ebullience

Answer 12

the quality of expressinbg feelings or ideas in an enthusiastic and lively manner; exuberance

Question 13

felicitous

Answer 13

well-chosen; apt. yielding great pleasure or delight.

Question 14

irascible

Answer 14

prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered. characterized by or resulting from anger

Question 15

placid

Answer 15

having an undisturbed surface or aspect; outwardly calm or composed. self-satisfied

Question 16

querulous

Answer 16

given to complaining; peevish. expressing or showing a complaint

Question 17

sardonic

Answer 17

scornfully mocking and derisive

Question 18

surly

Answer 18

sullenly ill-humored; gruff

Question 19

truculent

Answer 19

savage and cruel; fierce. disposed to fight; pugnacious

Question 20

unctuous

Answer 20

characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness. having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; greasy.

Question 21

audacious

Answer 21

fearlessly daring; bold. unrestrained by what is considered acceptable or appropriate; insolent

Question 22

contumacy

Answer 22

obstinate or contemptuous resistance to authority; stubborn rebelliousness; insubordination

Question 23

dour

Answer 23

marked by stubborn sternness or harshness; forbidding. silently ill-humored; glum

Question 24

eclat

Answer 24

great brilliance, as of performance or achievement. conspicuous success. great acclamation or applause

Question 25

indefatigable

Answer 25

incapable of being fatigued; tireless.

Question 26

irresolute

Answer 26

undecided or uncertain as to action or procedure; vacillating

Question 27

obdurate

Answer 27

not giving in to persuasion; inflexible. hardened against feeling; hardhearted. hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness

Question 28

obsequious

Answer 28

excessively eager to serve, obey, or ingratiate oneself; fawning.

Question 29

pertinacity

Answer 29

the quality or state of holding firmly to a purpose, belief, or opinion. stubborn persistence

Question 30

stoic

Answer 30

seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive. a ____ person. a member of a greek school of philosophy, founded by Zeno, holding that human beings should calmly accept all occurrences as the unavoidable result of fate