ch 14 + 15

Question 1

circumlocution

Answer 1

(n) Th use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language

Question 2

cogent

Answer 2

(adj) logical and convincing; appealing to reason

Question 3

discourse

Answer 3

1. (n) Formal speech or writing

2. (v) To speak or write formally, and at length

Question 4

falter

Answer 4

1. (v) To hesitate or stammer in speech

2. (v) To move or function in an unsteady way

Question 5

literate

Answer 5

(adj) 1. Able to read and write; knowledgeable; educated

(adj) 2. Knowledgeable ; well expressed

Question 6

prattle

Answer 6

1. (v) To talk foolishly; to chatter

2. (n) Foolish, annoying talk

Question 7

raconteur

Answer 7

1. (n) A person who tells stories and relates incidents, with skill and wit

Question 8

sophistry

Answer 8

(n) clever arguments that are misleading or incorrect

Question 9

utterance

Answer 9

(n) something that is said

Question 10

verbose

Answer 10

(adj) using or containing to many words; excessively wordy

Question 11

aficionado

Answer 11

(n) an enthusiastic an or admirer

Question 12

bravado

Answer 12

(n) false bravery; a boastful display of courage

Question 13

embargo

Answer 13

(n) a government order preventing trade with another country

Question 14

flotilla

Answer 14

(n) a small fleet of boats or ships

Question 15

hacienda

Answer 15

(n) A large estate or ranch; the main house of such a ranch

Question 16

incommunicado

Answer 16

(adj and adv) without a way to communicate

Question 17

junta

Answer 17

1. (n) A group of military leaders who seize and hold power over a country
2. (n) A council or small governing body, especially in Central America and in South America

Question 18

peccadillo

Answer 18

(n) A small fault, often habitual

Question 19

peon

Answer 19

(n) A person low in a hierarchy; a person of low status

Question 20

renegade

Answer 20

1. (n) An outlaw, rebel, deserter, or traitor

2 ( adj) Abandoning a cause, group, or principle