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100

Being in direct and unequivocal opposition.

Answer: What is antithetical?

100

An overly theatrical or melodramatic behavior is often described by this word.

Answer: What is histrionic?

100

Someone who is eager or quick to argue or fight, often aggressively defiant, fits this word.

Answer: What is truculent?

100

A song of praise or triumph is commonly called this.

Answer: What is a paean?

100

An expert judge in matters of taste, often in food, wine, or art, is called this.

Answer: What is a connoisseur?

200

When you refuse to accept something or to be associated with it, you do this.

Answer: What is to repudiate?

200

This word describes a person who is a skilled and eloquent public speaker.

Answer: What is an orator?

200

A person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law can be called this.

Answer: What is a miscreant?

200

When you praise someone enthusiastically, you do this.

Answer: What is extol?

200

This word refers to people who are especially well-informed about a particular subject.

Answer: What are the cognoscenti?

300

The quality of bitterness and ill feeling often leading to conflicts is known as this.

Answer: What is acrimony?

300

A lengthy, aggressive speech, often dramatic, is known by this name.

Answer: What is a harangue?

300

Someone who interferes or becomes involved where they aren’t wanted fits this label.

Answer: What is an interloper?

300

To dispute the truth or honesty of a statement.

What is to impugn?

300

Something intended for or likely to be understood by a small, specialized group can be described as this.

Answer: What is esoteric?

400

To shock or excite someone into action, often igniting a fight or confrontation, is described by this word.

Answer: What is to galvanize?

400

This word describes an expert who judges performances with a refined sense of taste.

Answer: What is a connoisseur?

400

A person who behaves badly out of bad temper and is uncooperative is described by this word.

Answer: What is cantankerous?

400

A speech or statement that is indisputable is described by this word.

Answer: What is irrefragable?

400

A word that refers to the authentic works of a writer is this.

Answer: What is a canon?

500

To deny or contradict someone’s statement in an argument is to do this.

Answer: What is to gainsay?

500

A loud, clamorous speech, often vehement and dramatic, is known by this term.

Answer: What is vociferous?

500

A forceful, bitter verbal attack against someone or something can be called this.

Answer: What is a diatribe?

500

This word describes someone who is extremely skilled and accomplished.

Answer: What is consummate?

500

A work or figure that strongly influences later developments is described by this word.

Answer: What is seminal?