vocab 7 and 8

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

easy to speak to; approachable; polite; friendly

Question 2

ineffable

Answer 2

1. Beyond description; indescribable

2. not to be uttered; taboo

Question 3

dictatorial

Answer 3

domineering; autocratic, like a doctor

Question 4

diction

Answer 4

1. choice of words in speech or writing

2. a persons manner of uttering or pronouncing words

Question 5

dictum

Answer 5

an authoritative expression of opinion

Question 6

ditty

Answer 6

a simple song

Question 7

edict

Answer 7

a decree or proclamation issued by an authority

Question 8

indict

Answer 8

1. (legal) to issue a formal charge of a crime

2. to accuse

Question 9

indite

Answer 9

to write; to compose

Question 10

interdiction

Answer 10

a prohibition; the act of forbidding

Question 11

jurisdiction

Answer 11

1. control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law
2. the specific area of someone’s or something’s control or authority

Question 12

malediction

Answer 12

a curse

Question 13

valediction

Answer 13

a bidding farewell; a leave-taking; a farewell speech

Question 14

gloss

Answer 14

an explanation of a difficult expression in a text

Question 15

polyglot

Answer 15

a person who knows several languages well

Question 16

acclamation

Answer 16

1. applause; enthusiastic approval

2. an oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval

Question 17

clamor

Answer 17

a loud outcry, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval

Question 18

declaim

Answer 18

to speak loudly or passionately

Question 19

forensic

Answer 19

referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric

Question 20

Lingo

Answer 20

Unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon

Question 20

Forum

Answer 20

1. The central square or marketplace of a Roman city.

2. A public meeting or any situation for open discussion

Question 21

Lingua Franca

Answer 21

A language used by people who do not speak a tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages

Question 22

Linguist

Answer 22

1. A person who speakers several languages; a polyglot

2. A person who studies linguistics, the structure of human speech

Question 23

Circumlocution

Answer 23

1. The use of many words when few would do

2. Evasive talk; roundabout expression

Question 24

Colloquium

Answer 24

A meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting

Question 25

Locution

Answer 25

A word or expression; phraseology

Question 26

Loquacious

Answer 26

Very talkative

Question 27

Proverbial

Answer 27

1. Of or like a wise or witty floksaying

2. Well-known; notorious; frequently spoken of

Question 28

Verbatium

Answer 28

Word for word; in exactly the same words

Question 29

Verbose

Answer 29

Wordy; using excessive words