Deck 10

Question 1

SATIRE; LAMPOON; PARODY

Answer 1

Ridicule; Comic criticism

Question 2

HYPERBOLE

Answer 2

Extreme Exaggeration

Question 3

CARICATURE

Answer 3

A satirical drawing that exaggerates someone’s features

Question 4

EUPHONY

Answer 4

soothing or pleasant sounds

Question 5

ENTOMOLOGY

Answer 5

the study of insects

Question 6

GESTATE

Answer 6

To conceive and develop

Question 7

PARADIGM

Answer 7

a framework or model of thought

Question 8

AVARICE

Answer 8

excessive greed;

Question 9

GLUT; PLETHORA; SURFEIT

Answer 9

a lot; a surplus

Question 10

DESTITUTE; IMPOVERISHED; INDIGENT

Answer 10

very poor

Question 11

PARSIMONIOUS

Answer 11

excessively cheap; miserly

Question 12

REMUNERATE

Answer 12

to compensate; to make a payment for

Question 13

PRETEXT

Answer 13

an excuse; an alleged cause

Question 14

WATERSHED

Answer 14

critical turning point that makes a change;

Question 15

ENFRANCHISE

Answer 15

to give someone the right to vote;

Question 16

COERCE

Answer 16

to force to act or think in a certain way by threats

Question 17

DEMARCATION

Answer 17

the setting or marking of boundaries or limits

Question 18

INQUISITION

Answer 18

a severe, systematic questioning;

Question 19

COMPLICITY

Answer 19

participation in a wrongful act;

Question 20

GRAVITY

Answer 20

a serious problem or situation