Vocab Quiz #1 Sentences

Question 1

laud (v)

Answer 1

Rather than lauding the arguments of the clergy, Truth harshly criticized them

Question 2

dogmatic (adj)

Answer 2

They have become so dogmatic about politics that any debate on current events is useless

Question 3

nuance (n)

Answer 3

Sometimes students misunderstand the nuances of a text, thus misinterpreting the author’s message

Question 4

banal (adj)

Answer 4

To those who don’t know her, Jessica seems cold because she doesn’t engage in small-talk, which she finds banal and pointless

Question 5

exigence (n)

Answer 5

Bill Clinton’s tweet about diversity in America provided the exigence for Mecieca’s article

Question 6

pragmatic (adj)

Answer 6

The request that you use a 3-ring binder in this class is purely based on pragmatic reasons

Question 7

rhetoric (n)

Answer 7

Dr. Martin Luther King’s use of rhetoric made him one of the most celebrated speakers in US history

Question 8

sophistry (n)

Answer 8

While the advertisement sounds legitimate, it is actually sophistry from a marketing department that hopes to sell a product at any cost

Question 9

context (n)

Answer 9

To understand this issue, it must first be situated in its context

Question 10

implicit (adj)

Answer 10

The photo sends an implicit message that smoking is a waste of money

Question 11

explicit (adj)

Answer 11

Despite Mr. Smith’s explicit illustrated instructions, students still folded the paper wrong

Question 12

juxtaposition (n)

Answer 12

Lyrically and musically, a lullaby is a juxtaposition to the upbeat genre of pop