bard bit vocab #11-20

Question 1

feeling or expressing love

Answer 1

amorous

Question 2

to fake, pretend

Answer 2

feigned

Question 3

scornful aloofness

Answer 3

disdain

Question 4

reference to Bible, mythology, literature

Answer 4

allusion

Question 5

play on words, humor

Answer 5

pun

Question 6

to hold ; to wait

Answer 6

bide

Question 7

to speak

Answer 7

utter

Question 8

having or exhibiting bravery

Answer 8

valiant

Question 9

with ironic humor

Answer 9

wryly

Question 10

economical, thrifty

Answer 10

frugal

Question 11

repitition of intitial consonant sounds

Answer 11

alliteration

Question 12

ex. frugal with his fork

Answer 12

alliteration

Question 13

using a part to represent the whole

Answer 13

synecdoche

Question 14

ex. new set of wheels

Answer 14

synecdoche

Question 15

ex. all hands on deck

Answer 15

synecdoche

Question 16

serving as a model, commendable

Answer 16

exemplary

Question 17

two conflicting words

Answer 17

oxymoron

Question 18

ex. merry war

Answer 18

oxymoron

Question 19

home, dwelling

Answer 19

abode

Question 20

prone to or marked by deceit or lying

Answer 20

mendacious

Question 21

witty, combative conversation

Answer 21

repartee

Question 22

to torment with persistant attacks

Answer 22

bait

Question 23

to reply in a quick, short manner

Answer 23

retorted

Question 24

very harmful or destructive

Answer 24

pernicious