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customary; conforming to established principles
a. temporary
b. anomaly
c. conventional
d. pragmatic
What is Conventional?
a place where people go for peaceful tranquility and quiet introspection
a. reconcile
b. assuage
c. surreptitious
d. sanctuary
What is a Sanctuary?
characterized by eccentric habits and odd mannerisms; peculiar
a. quirky
b. frivolous
c. verve
d. vanguard
What is Quirky?
a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by "like" or "as"
a. analogy
b. metaphor
c. simile
d. personification
What is a Simile?
poise under pressure; coolness under strain
a. effusive
b. spate
c. eclectic
c. aplomb
What is Aplomb?
open and honest; CANDID
a. discerning
b. frank
c. altruistic
d. subtle
What is Frank?
to persist steadfastly, to hold on
a. anguish
b. persevere
c. remorseful
d. assuage
What is Persevere?
to ridicule and make fun of; treat with scorn; depreciate; belittle
a. mitigate
b. epitomize
c. apprehensive
d. deride
What is Deride?
a figure of speech in which inanimate objects are endowed with human characteristics
a. personification
b. allusion
c. allegory
d. imagery
What is Personification?
marked by pretentious writing or speech that is stilted or unnatural
a. bombastic
b. credulous
c. venal
d. chicanery
What is Bombastic?
to show great respect for a person, idea, or symbol; to VENERATE
a. mitigate
b. blaspheme
c. epitomize
d. revere
What is Revere?
feelings of regret and sorrow
a. clandestine
b. ire
c. contrite
d. reconcile
What is Contrite (Remorseful)?
run-down, decaying, and shabby
a. dilapidated
b. spruce
c. ethereal
d. acerbic
What is Dilapidated?
the use of exaggerated language for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect
a. metaphor
b. lampoon
c. situational irony
d. hyperbole
What is a Hyperbole?
marked by harshly abusive criticism; scathing
a. rectitude
b. copious
c. licentious
d. vituperative
What is Vituperative?
to trick or captivate someone, either with deception or with irresistible charm
a. beguile
b. belie
c. ominous
d. edify
What is Beguile?
an expression of strong anger
a. ire
b. surreptitious
c. remorseful
d. anguish
What is Ire?
standing out in an obvious way; noticeable and prominent
a. surreptitious
b. salient
c. verve
d. vanguard
What is Salient?
a brief literary sketch
a. vignette
b. anecdote
c. parenthetical expression
d. paradox
What is a Vignette?
an error in chronology that occurs when a person, event, or object is chronologically out of place
a. anachronism
b. watershed
c. idiosyncrasy
d. dichotomy
What is Anachronism?
reluctant to publicly discuss one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs; restrained and reserved in style; not outspoken
a. diffident
b. reticent
c. prescient
d. succint
What is Reticent?
furtive activities and actions that are secret and hidden
a. patent
b. innuendo
c. disingenuous
d. clandestine
What is Clandestine (Surreptitious)?
marked by showy and often tasteless displays of wealth; gaudy
a. frivolous
b. trenchant
c. ostentatious
d. assuage
What is Ostentatious?
a mild or innocuous expression, substituted for one thought to be offensive or unpleasant
a. eulogy
b. anaphora
c. euphemism
d. verbal irony
What is a Euphemism
characterized by loud, unruly, behavior and noisy, stubborn defiance
a. copious
b. obstreperous
c. licentious
d. ubiquitous
What is Obstreperous?