WordWright III

Question 1

litter

Answer 1

(n.)

the group of young animals born to an animal at one time

trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place

(v.)

to make (a place) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about

Question 2

distrust

Answer 2

(n.)

the feeling that someone or something cannot be relied on

(v.)

to doubt the honesty/reliability of

regard with suspicion

Question 3

prevail

Answer 3

(v.) to prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious

Question 4

idyll

Answer 4

(n.) an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque episode or scene, typically an idealized or unsustainable one

Question 5

propriety

Answer 5

(n.) the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

Question 6

metrical

Answer 6

(adj.)

of, relating to, or composed in poetic meter

of or involving measurement

Question 7

maudlin

Answer 7

(adj.) self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

Question 8

prosaic

Answer 8

(adj.) having the style or diction of prose

lacking poetic beauty

Question 9

incantatory

Answer 9

(adj.) of or relating to a verbal charm or spell

Question 10

exhortation

Answer 10

(n.) an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something

Question 11

wary

Answer 11

(adj.) feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems

Question 12

onomatopoeia

Answer 12

(n.) the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Question 13

aphoristic

Answer 13

(adj.) of or relating to a tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion

an adage

Question 14

tentative

Answer 14

(adj.) not certain or fixed

provisional

Question 15

paradox

Answer 15

(n.) a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or aparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory

Question 16

alliteration

Answer 16

(n.) the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Question 17

promiscuous

Answer 17

(adj.) having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships

Question 18

flippant

Answer 18

(adj.) not showing a serious or respectful attitude

Question 19

peroration

Answer 19

the concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience

Question 20

chiasmus

Answer 20

(n.) a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form

Ex: “Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.”