Vocabulary Association-T

Question 1

Taste

1

Answer 1

piquant- having an agreeably pungent taste

Question 2

Tease

2

Answer 2

arch- to be deliberately teasing

raillery- light teasing

Question 3

Theatrical

1

Answer 3

histrionic- to be overly theatrical

Question 4

Think

1

Answer 4

deliberate- think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue

Question 5

Threat

1

Answer 5

duress- compulsory force or threat

Question 6

Time

6

Answer 6

antedate- precede in time
antiquated- old fashioned; belonging to an earlier period of time
archaic- so old to appear to belong to a different period
dilatory- wasting time
impending- close in time; about to occur
incessant- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

Question 7

Lasting a short time

3

Answer 7

ephemeral- lasting a very short time
transient- lasting a very short time
transitory - lasting a very short time

Question 8

Tone

3

Answer 8

acerbic- harsh in tone
facetious- cleverly amusing in tone
vitriolic- harsh or corrosive in tone

Question 9

Travel

2

Answer 9

itinerant- traveling from place to place to work

peripatetic- traveling by foot

Question 10

Trouble

2

Answer 10

firebrand- someone who deliberately creates trouble

harried- troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

Question 11

Truth (short saying)

4

Answer 11

aphorism- a short instructive saying a general truth
aphoristic- something that is concise and instructive of a general truth or principle
apothegm- a short, pithy instructive saying
maxim- short saying expressing a general truth

Question 12

Truth

6

Answer 12

obtain- be valid, applicable or true
repudiate- reject as untrue or unfounded
veracious- truthful
verisimilitude- the appearance of truth
veritable- truthfully, without a doubt
mendacity- 	the tendency to be untruthful