Final

Question 1

strong dislike; bitter hostility.

Answer 1

animosity

Question 2

to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose.

Answer 2

consecrate

Question 3

old and feeble; worn-out, ruined.

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decrepit

Question 4

having great variety; numerous and diverse.

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multifarious

Question 5

stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small.

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parsimonious

Question 6

smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses.

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suave

Question 7

persistent, attentive, diligent

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assiduous

Question 8

to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

Answer 8

chastise

Question 9

abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

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copious

Question 10

unnaturally thin

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emaciated

Question 11

deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

Answer 11

poignant

Question 12

bitter resentment or ill-will

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rancor

Question 13

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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contentious

Question 14

to desire something belonging to another

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covet

Question 15

given to much talking, tediously chatty

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garrulous

Question 16

an unsuitable or misleading name

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misnomer

Question 17

a period of relief or rest

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respite

Question 18

a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

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wastrel

Question 19

to refer to casually or indirectly

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allude

Question 20

treacherous cunning, deceit

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guile

Question 21

to appease, soothe, pacify

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placate

Question 22

calm, peaceful

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placid

Question 23

a payment made for a wrong or an injury

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reparation

Question 24

utterly. harsh. unrelieved, desolate

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stark

Question 25

emotionally hardened, unfeeling

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callous

Question 26

secret, concealed; underhanded

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clandestine

Question 27

not able to be erased or removed; memorable

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indelible

Question 28

to meditate, think about at length

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ruminate

Question 29

capable of being touched; real, concrete

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tangible

Question 30

incisive, keen; cutting, caustic

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trenchant

Question 31

proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

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decorum

Question 32

compulsion by threat; forcible confinement

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duress

Question 33

To drink; to take in, absorb

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imbibe

Question 34

harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

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innocuous

Question 35

distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability

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prowess

Question 36

to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

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stipulate

Question 37

a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action

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alacrity

Question 38

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

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antithesis

Question 39

generous in forgiving, above small meanness

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magnanimous

Question 40

slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional

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phlegmatic

Question 41

to repeal, cancel

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rescind

Question 42

lively, sprightly, full of energy

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vivacious

Question 43

to sharpen, put an edge on; to make keen or eager

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whet

Question 44

to cause a feeling of irritation or humiliation; irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration

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chagrin

Question 45

a noisy quarrel or brawl

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fracas

Question 46

a wild uproar, din, or commotion

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pandemonium

Question 47

disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly

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raucous

Question 48

to give up or resign something

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renounce

Question 49

intense, forceful, powerful

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vehement

Question 50

eager, earnest, devoted

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zealous

Question 51

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

Answer 51

Alliteration

Question 52

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Answer 52

Allusion

Question 53

the repetition of vowel sounds

Answer 53

Assonance

Question 54

Act of creating and developing a character

Answer 54

Characterization

Question 55

Set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning

Answer 55

Connotation

Question 56

Its dictionary definition, independent of other associations that the word way have

Answer 56

Denotation

Question 57

An author’s choice of words, especially with regard to range of vocabulary, use of slang and colloquial language, and level of formality

Answer 57

Diction

Question 58

A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

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Hyperbole

Question 59

The description or figurative language used in literature to create words pictures for the reader

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Imagery

Question 60

The general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality, or expectation and result

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Irony

Question 61

writing specific to a particular geographic setting

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Local Color

Question 62

A long speech by one character that, unlike a soliloquy, is addressed to another character or characters

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Monologue

Question 63

A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else

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Metaphor

Question 64

A combination of words that contradict each other

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Oxymoron

Question 65

Statement that seems to contradict but actually presents a truth

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Paradox

Question 66

a humorous imitation of an established work

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Parody

Question 67

A type of figurative language that in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

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Personification

Question 68

A literary work that ridicules the foolishness and faults of individuals, an institution, society, or even humanity in general

Answer 68

Satire

Question 69

A figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items

Answer 69

Simile

Question 70

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

Answer 70

Soliloquy