Diction #3

Question 1

juxtaposition

Answer 1

the fact of two things being seen or placed together with contrasting effect

Question 2

indictment

Answer 2

a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime

Question 3

tenous

Answer 3

very weak or slight

Question 4

dogma

Answer 4

a set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrouvertibility true

Question 5

incontrouvertibility

Answer 5

not able to be denied or disputed

Question 6

happenstance

Answer 6

coincidence

Question 7

unerring

Answer 7

always right or accurate

Question 8

congeries

Answer 8

a disorderly collection

Question 9

aperçu

Answer 9

a comment or brief reference which makes an illuminating or entertaining point

Question 10

muckraking

Answer 10

the action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people

Question 11

indignant

Answer 11

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 12

hew

Answer 12

(verb) conform or adhere

Question 13

conform

Answer 13

commply with rules, standards, or laws

Question 14

assimilate

Answer 14

1) take in and understand fully

2) regard as similar

Question 15

defamation

Answer 15

the action of damaging the good reputation of someone. “slander” or “libel”

Question 16

harp on

Answer 16

talk or write presistently

Question 17

subversive

Answer 17

a subversive person; terrorist

Question 18

symposium

Answer 18

a conference or a meeting that discuss a particular subject

Question 19

allude

Answer 19

hint at

Question 20

retrograde

Answer 20

1) moving backward

2) a degenerate person

Question 21

derogatory

Answer 21

showing disrespectful attitude

Question 22

horde

Answer 22

a derogatory large group of people

Question 23

tête-à-tête

Answer 23

a private conversation between two people

Question 24

chauvinism

Answer 24

exaggerated or aggressive patriotism

Question 25

eschew

Answer 25

deliberatly avoid using, abstain from

Question 26

virulent

Answer 26

bitterly hostile