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Which word best describes someone who is friendly, agreeable, and easy to talk to?
Which word best describes someone who is friendly, agreeable, and easy to talk to?
- Dolorous
- Affable (correct)
- Formidable
- Arduous
A 'harangue' is a short, whispered conversation.
A 'harangue' is a short, whispered conversation.
False (B)
What is the term for speech that is pompous or high-flown?
What is the term for speech that is pompous or high-flown?
Grandiloquent
Someone described as 'avid' is very ______.
Someone described as 'avid' is very ______.
Match the following words with their definitions:
Match the following words with their definitions:
Which of the following words describes something of huge or extraordinary size and power?
Which of the following words describes something of huge or extraordinary size and power?
An 'agrarian' lifestyle is focused on urban development and technology.
An 'agrarian' lifestyle is focused on urban development and technology.
What is a 'gadfly'?
What is a 'gadfly'?
A 'sycophant' is a flatterer who fawns on others in order to gain ______.
A 'sycophant' is a flatterer who fawns on others in order to gain ______.
Which word describes a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain?
Which word describes a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain?
Flashcards
Harangue
Harangue
Long expressed speech
Grandiloquent
Grandiloquent
Pompous or high-flown in speech
Avid
Avid
Enthusiastic; extremely interested
Epistle
Epistle
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Humility
Humility
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Dolorous
Dolorous
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Explicit
Explicit
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Gargantuan
Gargantuan
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Gadfly
Gadfly
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Arduous
Arduous
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Study Notes
- This is a Power Plus 11 Vocab set with 15 terms, created by krust27518
Vocabulary Terms
- Harangue: long expressed speech
- Grandiloquent: pompous or high-flown in speech
- Avid: enthusiastic; extremely interested
- Epistle: a letter or literary composition in letter form
- Humility: absence of vanity; humbleness
- Dolorous: exhibiting sorrow or pain
- Explicit: clearly and openly stated; leaving nothing to the imagination
- Gargantuan: of huge or extraordinary size and power
- Gadfly: an irritating and persistent person
- Arduous: difficult; requiring much effort
- Affable: friendly; agreeable; easy to talk to
- Agrarian: concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land
- Formidable: arousing fear or awe
- Sycophant: a flatterer, one who fawns on others in order to gain favor
- Grimace: a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain
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