Section 7 (Diction Words)

Question 1

Ostentatious in one’s learning

Answer 1

Pedantic

Question 2

Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one

Answer 2

Euphemistic

Question 3

Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance; making an exaggerated outward show

Answer 3

Pretentious

Question 4

Of, relating to, or derived from the senses

Answer 4

Sensuous

Question 5

Precise; Characterized by or using strict accuracy

Answer 5

Exact

Question 6

Enlightened; refined; the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc

Answer 6

Cultured

Question 7

Clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious; without intricacies or difficulties; with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration

Answer 7

Plain

Question 8

In accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical

Answer 8

Literal

Question 9

Characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation target than formal speech or writing

Answer 9

Colloquial

Question 10

Packing naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned; synthetic; counterfeit

Answer 10

Artificial

Question 11

Impartial or objective, disinterested; unbiased; not involved or concerned; aloof

Answer 11

Detached

Question 12

Possessing the qualities or charm of poetry

Answer 12

Poetic

Question 13

Characterized by or displaying a concern for morality

Answer 13

Moralistic

Question 14

Very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, ephemeral than ordinary language

Answer 14

Slang

Question 15

Peculiar to or characterized of a particular language or dialect

Answer 15

Idiomatic

Question 16

Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

Answer 16

Esoteric

Question 17

Characterized by or involving the use of symbols

Answer 17

Symbolic

Question 18

Not grand or sophisticated; unpretentious; not complex or complicated

Answer 18

Simple

Question 19

Of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor; metaphorical; not literal

Answer 19

Figurative