2nd Semester Review

A

100

a good comeback; a clever response or retort.

What is Riposte

200

a meaningless combination of syllables that bring about a mood

What is Rumbelow?

300

having pity or remorse

What is Ruthful?

400

Extremely wise

What is sage?

500

The thing that is most notable or it leaps out

What is salient?

B

100

promotes good health

What is Salubrious?

200

Genuine or Cheerful

What is Sanguine?

300

Upside down E in the dictionary

What is Schwa?

400

field of study concerned with the precise usage of words

What is Semantics?

500

A very long word, or someone who uses long words

What is Sesquipedalian?

C

100

lacks intelligence or understanding; has a dense mind. Stupid

What is Obtuse?

200

a specific rule or law

What is Ordinance?

300

showy, pretentious, stuck up, flaunting

What is Ostenatious?

400

A person who donates a lot of money

What is philanthropist?

500

A person who knows a lot about lots of different field

What is Polymath?

D

100

Able to make mistakes

What is fallible?

200

Very fancy

What is Outre?

300

obligation, duty, or burden

What is Onus/Onerous?

400

A preoccupation with owning books

What is Bibliomania?

500

A stash of hidden away items

What is Cache?

E

100

historical, correct, sound

What is Orthodox?

200

a representation of something on a small scale

What is Microcosm?

300

to make unclear by intentionally leaving out material

What is Obfuscate?

400

describes a trouble-maker

What is Obstreperous?

500

to give an opinion

What is Opine?