Unit 4 Lesson 32

Question 0

Aspersions

Answer 0

Act of defaming; a damaging or disparaging remark; a sprinkling of water, as in baptizing

Question 1

Argot

Answer 1

The specialized vocabulary and idioms of those in the same work or way of life, especially of the underworld

Question 2

Badinage

Answer 2

Playful, teasing talk; banter

Question 3

Bombast

Answer 3

A soft material used for padding; talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning; pompous language

Question 4

Braggadocio

Answer 4

Braggart; pretentiousness; vain, noisy, or bragging swaggering manner

Question 5

Censure

Answer 5

Strong disapproval; a judgement or resolution condemning a person for misconduct

Question 6

Countermand

Answer 6

To cancel or revoke a command; to call back by a contrary order

Question 7

Gainsay

Answer 7

To deny; to speak or act against; contradiction; denial

Question 8

Gobbledegook

Answer 8

Wordy and generally unintelligible jargon; specialized language of a group that is usually wordy and complicated and often incomprehensible to an outsider; a meaningless jumble of words

Question 9

Guttural

Answer 9

Of the throat; harsh, rasping sound

Question 10

Harangue

Answer 10

A long, blustering, noisy, or scolding speech; tirade

Question 11

Jargon

Answer 11

A language or dialect unknown to one so that it seems incomprehensible; a mix or hybrid language or dialect, especially pidgin; specialized idioms of those in the same work, profession; speech or writing full of long, unfamiliar, or roundabout words or phrases

Question 12

Mellifluous

Answer 12

Sounding sweet and smooth; honeyed

Question 13

Resonant

Answer 13

Echoing; reinforced and prolonged by reflection or by sympathetic vibrations of other bodies

Question 14

Sententious

Answer 14

Abounding in pithy aphorisms of maxims; terse; self-righteous