12 English 19-21

Question 1

Benediction

Answer 1

an invocation of divine blessing, usually at the end of a religious service. a blessing; expression of good wishes

Question 2

Colloquium

Answer 2

an academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting; conference. an informal meeting for the exchange of views

Question 3

edict

Answer 3

a formal proclamation, command, or decree. a decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law

Question 4

elocution

Answer 4

the art of public speaking, emphasizing gesture, vocal production, and delivery. style or manner, especially of public speaking

Question 5

grandiloquence

Answer 5

pompous or bombastic speech or expression

Question 6

indict

Answer 6

to accuse of a crime or other offense; charge. to make a formal accusation against by the findings of a grand jury. to attack or condemn

Question 7

interdict

Answer 7

to prohibit or forbid; place under a legal or ecclesiastical sanction

Question 8

interlocutor

Answer 8

someone who takes part in a conversation

Question 9

loquacious

Answer 9

very talkative; garrulous

Question 10

soliloquy

Answer 10

a literary or dramatic form of discourse in which a character reveals his or her thoughts in the form of a monologue without addressing a listener. the act of speaking to oneself

Question 11

deleterious

Answer 11

having a harmful effect; injurious

Question 12

despoil

Answer 12

to deprive of possessions or property by force; plunder; rob

Question 13

effectual

Answer 13

producing or sufficient to produce a desired result; fully adequate

Question 14

jettison

Answer 14

to discard as unwanted or burdensome. to cast off or overboard

Question 15

obviate

Answer 15

to prevent by anticipating; make unnecessary.

Question 16

pinnacle

Answer 16

the highest point; summit; acme. a tall, pointed formation, such as a mountain peak. a small turret or spire on a roof or buttress

Question 17

raze

Answer 17

to tear down or demolish; level to the ground. to scrape or shave off

Question 18

stultify

Answer 18

to render useless or inadequate; cripple. to cause to appear stupid, inconsistent, or ridiculous

Question 19

surmount

Answer 19

to overcome; conquer. to ascend to the top of; climb. to place something above; top

Question 20

wrest

Answer 20

to obtain by or as by pulling with violent twisting movements. to usurp forcefully. to extract by force, guile, or persistent effort; wring

Question 21

Avarice

Answer 21

an extreme desire for wealth; greed

Question 22

insatiable

Answer 22

incapable of being fully satisfied

Question 23

inundate

Answer 23

to overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp. to cover with water, especially flood water; overflow

Question 24

myriad

Answer 24

constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable. comprised of numerous diverse elements or facets. a vast number

Question 25

parsimony

Answer 25

unusual or excessive frugality; stinginess

Question 26

prodigal

Answer 26

recklessly wasteful; extravagant; lavish. profuse in giving; exceedingly abundant

Question 27

replete

Answer 27

plentifully supplied; abounding. filled to satisfaction; gorged

Question 28

surfeit

Answer 28

an excessive amount. overindulgence in food or drink. to feed or supply to fullness or excess; satiate

Question 29

tumult

Answer 29

a disorderly, noisy movement of people. noise and commotion, as of a crowd. agitation of the mind or emotions

Question 30

voluminous

Answer 30

having great volume, fullness, size, or number. of unusual lenth in speech or writing. filling or capable of filling volumes