Vocab Quiz

Question 1

To modify or limit the scope of a statement, making it less absolute or more specific

Answer 1

Qualify

Question 2

Assert the opposite of a statement, idea, or claim, showing inconsistency

Answer 2

Contradict

Question 3

To sa or do something again for clarity

Answer 3

Reiterate

Question 4

To make something clear or easy to understand

Answer 4

Explain

Question 5

To undermine or weaken something

Answer 5

Undercut

Question 6

Concerned with the reward and practical results rather than abstract ideas

Answer 6

Pragmatic

Question 7

Believing that people are motivated purely by self interest and are often dishonest or insincere

Answer 7

Cynical

Question 8

Having strong love for country

Answer 8

Patriotic

Question 9

Showing a feeling of superiority, treating others as inferior

Answer 9

Condescending

Question 10

Deserving or arousing pity due to misfortune or hardship

Answer 10

Pitiable

Question 11

Lack of quantity or quality

Answer 11

Meagerness

Question 12

An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally

Answer 12

Hyperbole

Question 13

A comparison between two things, for purpose of explanation or clarification

Answer 13

Analogy

Question 14

A state or situation that seems contradictory

Answer 14

Paradox

Question 15

The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas or opposites in a balanced or parallel structure

Answer 15

Antithesis

Question 16

The quality of being brief and concise, without unnecessary words

Answer 16

Succinctness

Question 17

Harsh, abusive language or speech

Answer 17

Invective

Question 18

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”

Answer 18

Simile

Question 19

Giving non living things human characteristics

Answer 19

Personification

Question 20

A figure of speech in which one thing is replaced with another closely related thing

Answer 20

Metonymy

Question 21

An indirect reference to another work of literature, person, even, or cultural phenomenon

Answer 21

Allusion

Question 22

The speaker addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate object as if it were present and capable of responding

Answer 22

Apostrophe