3rd Quarter English Exam

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The occurrence of the same initial sound in several words in succession.

Question 2

Literal

Answer 2

In accordance with the explicit or primary meaning of a word or phrase, not its metaphorical meaning.

Question 3

Literate

Answer 3

Able to read and write; Knowledgeable

Question 4

Obliterate

Answer 4

To do away with completely

Question 5

Ascribe

Answer 5

To attribute to a particular cause, source, or origin

Question 6

Circumscribe

Answer 6

To draw a line around

Question 7

Conscription

Answer 7

A military draft

Question 8

Proscribe

Answer 8

To denounce or condemn

Question 9

Subscribe

Answer 9

To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signing

Question 10

Transcribe

Answer 10

To make a copy of; to wipe out fully

Question 11

Acronym

Answer 11

A word composed of the first letters or parts of a name or series of words

Question 12

Onomatopoeia

Answer 12

A word that sounds like the thing to names

Question 13

Pseudonym

Answer 13

A fictitious name

Question 14

Ignominious

Answer 14

Shameful; disgraceful

Question 15

Nomenclature

Answer 15

A system of naming, especially in the arts and sciences

Question 16

Epigram

Answer 16

A short witty saying

Question 17

Epigraph

Answer 17

An inscription on a monument or building, on a coin, or at the beginning of a book or chapter.

Question 18

Graffiti

Answer 18

Words or drawings scratched or scribbled on a wall

Question 19

Graphic

Answer 19

Relating to the visual arts like drawing, painting, lettering, or engraving.

Question 20

Lithograph

Answer 20

A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that ink will adhere only to the design to be printed.

Question 21

Topography

Answer 21

The features of an area, such as its rivers, mountains, and roads

Question 22

Eclectic

Answer 22

consisting of parts selected from various sources

Question 23

Lexicon

Answer 23

A specialized dictionary

Question 24

Analogy

Answer 24

A comparison between things that are alike in some ways

Question 25

Apologist

Answer 25

A person who make an argument in support of someone or something

Question 26

Epilogue

Answer 26

Short concluding section in a literary work

Question 27

Logo

Answer 27

A symbol or design that serves to identify an organization or institution

Question 28

Logistics

Answer 28

The organization of supplies and services

Question 29

Eulogy

Answer 29

A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially honoring the dead.