Diction Of The 4th Quarter
Match the definition with the correct word.
- 1.Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
- A.
Solemn
- B.
Sullen
- C.
Sorry
- D.
Cryptic
- 2.To act as a go-between in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer. To cater to the lower tastes and desires of others or exploit their weaknesses.
- A.
Baker
- B.
Monger
- C.
Broker
- D.
Pander
- E.
Maid
- 3.The intestine. The interior of something.
- A.
Bovine
- B.
Bowery
- C.
Bowel
- D.
Bow
- E.
Bumfodder
- 4.A smallhand tool having a spiraled shank, a screw tip, and a cross handle, and used for boring holes.
- A.
Potato
- B.
Gimlet
- C.
Power drill
- D.
Samson
- 5.Imposingly fashionable or elegant; grand.
- A.
Swank
- B.
Ordinary
- C.
Average
- D.
Lavish
- 6.One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales, in return for a fee or commission.
- A.
Broker
- B.
Break-dancer
- C.
Baker
- D.
Crypt Keeper
- 7.The often large luxurious country houseof a well-to-do person.
- A.
Villa
- B.
Hut
- C.
Hamlet
- D.
Mansion
- E.
Shack
- 8.A woman considered sexually promiscuous.
- A.
Tart
- B.
Pastry
- C.
Succubus
- D.
Nasty Nate
- E.
Prostitute
- 9.Long and thin; slender; flimsy.
- A.
Brood
- B.
Stout
- C.
Tenuous
- D.
Tender
- 10.A state of reduced or suspended sensibility.
- A.
Aware
- B.
Conscious
- C.
Stupor
- D.
Stupendous
- E.
Stump
- 11.To invent, compose, or recite without preparation.
- A.
Improvise
- B.
Impromptu
- C.
Impudence
- D.
Impugn
- E.
Impact
- 12.In an initial or early stage; incipient.
- A.
Incestuous
- B.
The Squirl Master
- C.
Inchoate
- D.
Incalescent
- E.
Entrance
- 13.Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character; ethical.
- A.
Ethics
- B.
Moral
- C.
Virtue
- D.
Pure
- 14.Moral excelence and reighteousness; goodness.
- A.
Virtuoso
- B.
Virtual Reality
- C.
Virtue
- D.
Conscious
- 15.Acceptance as true or valid; beilef.
- A.
Credential
- B.
Credence
- C.
Credit
- D.
Creditor
- 16.The quailty of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.
- A.
Timbrel
- B.
Timbale
- C.
Timber
- D.
Timbre
- E.
Tone
- 17.Deep distress or misery, as from grief. Misfortune, calamity. Used to express sorrow or dismay.
- A.
Wood
- B.
Wow
- C.
Woe
- D.
Wo
- E.
What-What
- 18.A small cave or cavern.
- A.
Grotty
- B.
Grotto
- C.
Ground
- D.
Grotesque
- 19.Dismal; bleak. Boring; dull.
- A.
Dreamy
- B.
Dreary
- C.
Drench
- D.
Dummy
- 20.The symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of certain plants.
- A.
Mycorhiza
- B.
My God
- C.
Mycology
- D.
Mycoplasma
- 21.Any of the various neurological disorders characterized by sudden recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or psychic malfunction with or without loss of consciousness or convulsive seizures.
- A.
Epileptoid
- B.
Epilogue
- C.
Epilepsy
- D.
Epinasty
- 22.A state of extreme confusion or agitation.
- A.
Turmoil
- B.
Today
- C.
Turnip
- D.
Turnery
- 23.Not straightforward; shifty.
- A.
Devisor
- B.
Devious
- C.
Devitalize
- D.
Devise
- 24.Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, an ideal, or a goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.
- A.
Ideal
- B.
Zeal
- C.
Meal
- D.
Zarf
- 25.A person affected with leprosy.
- A.
The Hamburger Helper
- B.
Leper
- C.
Leprechaun
- D.
Leprous
- E.
Lenny
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