Vocabulary Lesson 4

Question 1

Independence, self- government

Answer 1

autonomy

Question 2

Strong or fixed dislike; antipathy

Answer 2

aversion

Question 3

To make something seem less important

Answer 3

belittle

Question 4

To leave money or property by a will; to pass along

Answer 4

bequeath

Question 5

Strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque

Answer 5

bizarre

Question 6

Happy and cheerful

Answer 6

blithe

Question 7

High-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning

Answer 7

bombastic

Question 8

A clown; someone who amuses people with tricks and jokes

Answer 8

buffoon

Question 9

Hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place

Answer 9

cache

Question 10

Discord; Harsh sound

Answer 10

cacophony

Question 11

A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity

Answer 11

metaphor

Question 12

A term from the Greek meaning “changed label” or “substitute name,” ________ is a figure of speech which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

Answer 12

metonomy

Question 13

This term has two distinct meanings in English writing. The first is grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker’s attitude. The second meaning is literary, meaning the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. Setting, tone, and events can affect it.

Answer 13

mood

Question 14

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events

Answer 14

narrative

Question 15

A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. ex: buzz, hiss, crack, hum

Answer 15

onomatopoeia

Question 16

From the Greek for “pointedly foolish.” A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest paradox

Answer 16

oxymoron

Question 17

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity

Answer 17

paradox

Question 18

Comes from the Greek roots meaning “beside one another. It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs, to give structural similarity

Answer 18

parallelism

Question 19

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule

Answer 19

parody

Question 20

An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish

Answer 20

pedantic