Vocabulary

Question 0

Spiteful; vicious

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Malicious

Question 1

A quack; a person who pretends to have more knowledge than he or she has.

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Mountebank

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To compare by placing side by side

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Juxtapose

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Bold, arrogant, forward

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Presumptuous

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To charm, divert, or trick

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Beguile

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Proud, snobbish

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Haughty

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A truce

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Armistice

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A person who pretends to have virtues that he or she does not possess

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Hypocrite

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To condescend

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Deign

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Something that is very irritating or annoying

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Gail

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Desire to inflict harm or injury

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Malice

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Ridiculous, causing laughter because of absurdity

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Ludicrous

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Resentment or bitterness

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Rancorous

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To be necessary or proper

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Behoove

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To linger aimlessly

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Loiter

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Crafty schemes or plots

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Machinations

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Attempt to attract notice from or impress others.

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Ostentatious

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Rudeness or insolence

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Impudence

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Moral consideration that acts as a restraining force

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Scruple

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Trifles, finery in dress

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Fripperies

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An unbeliever

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Infidel

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Lack of respect for God or sacred things

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Impiety

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To soil or tarnish

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Besmirch

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To instruct or benefit

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Edify

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Physical beauty

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Pulchritude

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A play on words

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Pun

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A boldly exaggerated statement; overstatement

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Hyperbole

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Discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

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Situational irony

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To present things as absurd in relation to surroundings

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Incongruity

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Speech or writing that denounces/attacks a person/idea/cause

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Invective

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Discrepancy exists between what q character believes and what the reader knows to be true.

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Dramatic irony

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Exaggeration

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To increase or enlarge something beyond its normal bounds

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Form of dramatic irony where main character is responsible for his own downfall. Tragedy oedipus rex

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Tragic irony

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Clever humor

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Wit

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When writer uses god/ destiny/fate to dash the hopes and expectations of a character

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Cosmic irony

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When someone says something and it means the exact opposite

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Verbal irony

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Humorous imitation

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Parody

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Mock something in order to correct it

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Satire

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Understatement

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Figure of speech that says less than is intended for dramatic effect

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Sneering criticism in which disapproval is expressed

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Sarcasm

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Reversal of position , order, form, or relationship

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Inversion

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Acuity

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Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing

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Impute

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To blame

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin/ weak, due to illness or lack of food

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Incorrigible

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Unable to be changed

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Blunderbuss

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Gun

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Infallible

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Incapable of making mistakes

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Florid

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Having a red/flushed complexion

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Laconic

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Using very few words

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Implacable

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Unable to be appeased; unforgivable

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Latent

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Existing but not yet developed; manifested; present but not visible

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Sublime

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Of very great excellence or beauty

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Voluptuous

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Luxurious

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Supercilious

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Behaving or looking as though one thinks he is superior to others; vain

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Vociferous

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Outspoken; loud noise

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Trepidation

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Fear

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To urge forward

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Impel

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Extremely bad; deserving of hate

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Execrable

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Secretive in a stealthy way

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Furtive

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Happy or delightful

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Felicitous

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Friendly; courteous

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Affable

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Fleeting; impermanent

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Evanescent

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To surrender

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Capitulate

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Dislike or distaste

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Antipathy

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To cause or produce

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Engender

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Obedient; passive

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Docile

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Moral corruption

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Debauchery

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Courteous; going along with others

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Deference

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To degrade

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Disparage

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Shyness or reserve

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Diffidence

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A large indefinite number

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Myriad

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Not significant

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Trifling

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Generous

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Magnanimity

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Lively

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Vivacious

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Messy, untidy

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Slovenly

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To seclude

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Sequester

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Very careful; conscientious

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scrupulous

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Excessive frivolity

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Levity

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Perceptible, easily noticeable, touchable

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Palpable

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Sullen. Gloomy

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Morose

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To protest

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Remonstrate

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Very generous

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Munificent

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Overly attentive, servile

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Obsequious

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Peaceful, calm

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Placid

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Preference. Natural inclination

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Propensity

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Threatening

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Ominous

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A monarch or powerful ruler

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Potentate

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Resonant, rich sound

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sonorous

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Very deadly, destructive

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Pernicious

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Exceptionally early in development

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Precocious

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Not genuine

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Apocryphal