Week 10

Question 1

apprise

Answer 1

(verb) to give notice to; to inform

I thought it right to apprise Chris of what had happened

Question 2

brevity

Answer 2

(noun) shortness or briefness, especially in time

The report is notable for its brevity

Question 3

candor

Answer 3

(noun) honesty; frankness; sincerity

A man of refreshing candor

Question 4

extemporaneous

Answer 4

(adj) improvised; done without preparation

An extemporaneous speech

Question 5

loquacious

Answer 5

(adj) extremely talkative

In fact, she falls into a small group of patients whom we all see and who are extraordinarily loquacious: they go on, and on and on

Question 6

rhetoric

Answer 6

(noun) the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

That may sound like rhetoric, a wild exaggeration

Question 7

shrill

Answer 7

(noun) loud and high-pitched; screeching

A shrill laugh

Question 8

stanza

Answer 8

(noun) a group of two or more verses or lines that make up a division in a poem and correspond in rhyme, meter, and length

Question 9

tact

Answer 9

(noun) discerning and sensitive use of speech: diplomacy

The inspector broke the news to me with tact and consideration

Question 10

wheedle

Answer 10

(verb) to coax; to persuade, often through the use of flattery or smooth talk

You can contrive to wheedle your way onto a court