Oct. 18

Question 1

Fortuitous

Answer 1

by accident or chance rather than design

Question 2

Fastidious

Answer 2

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail (perfectionist)

Question 3

Diffidence

Answer 3

modesty or shyness resulting from lack of self-confidence

Question 4

Didactic

Answer 4

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

Question 5

Deleterious

Answer 5

causing harm or damage

Question 6

Credulous

Answer 6

great readiness to believe things (adj)

Question 7

Corpulence

Answer 7

the state of being fat; obesity

Question 8

Commensurate

Answer 8

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

Question 9

Capacious

Answer 9

having a lot of space inside; roomy

Question 10

Cacophonous

Answer 10

involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

Question 11

Chiasmus

Answer 11

Repeating words in reverse order. “Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds”

Question 12

Cliche

Answer 12

an overused opinion or phrase without original thought

Question 13

Jargon

Answer 13

words used by a particular group or profession that are hard for others to understand

Question 14

Colloquial diction

Answer 14

Using everyday speech, but not to the point of slang

Question 15

Onomatopoeia

Answer 15

“Moo”