Vocab #4

Question 1

Apt (adj.)

Answer 1

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances; having a tendency to do something; quick to learn.

Question 2

Poignant (adj.)

Answer 2

Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Question 3

Pedantic (adj.)

Answer 3

Of or like a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

Question 4

Antithesis (noun)

Answer 4

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Question 5

Anaphora (noun)

Answer 5

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Question 6

Apathy (noun)

Answer 6

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Question 7

Ambiguous (adj.)

Answer 7

(of a language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

Question 8

Compulsory (adj.)

Answer 8

Required by law or a rule; obligatory.

Question 9

Contend (verb)

Answer 9

Struggle to surmount; assert something as a position in an argument.

Question 10

Beneficent (adj.)

Answer 10

(of a person) generous or doing good.

Question 11

Resonance (noun)

Answer 11

The ability to evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions.

Question 12

Irrevocable (adj.)

Answer 12

Not able to be changed, revered, or recovered; final.

Question 13

Conventional (adj.)

Answer 13

Based in or in accordance with what is usually generally done or believed.

Question 14

Bliss (noun)

Answer 14

Perfect happiness; great joy.

Question 15

Utopian (adj.)

Answer 15

Modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect.