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lit terms round 5 S2
Literary Terms for Round 5 S2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dispatch (V.) | To send off something to a destination; to send someone away to complete a task |
| Embellish (V.) | To increase the beauty of something by adding ornaments or decorations; to add false details to an account or description |
| Insipid (Adj.) | Dull and flavorless; lacking character lively qualities |
| Ostentatious (Adj.) | Rich and showy; marked by a vulgar display of wealth and success |
| Revere (V.) | To regard somebody with admiration and deep respect |
| Serene (Adj.) | Without worry, stress, or disturbance; calm and untroubled |
| Taciturn (Adj.) | Silent by nature; reserved in speech and manner |
| Superfluous (Adj.) | In excess of what is needed; inessential |
| Ascend (V.) | To go vertically upward into the air; to climb up something |
| Benign (Adj.) | To have a kind and gentle disposition or appearance; harmless |
| Dawdle (V.) | To walk or move slowly and reluctantly; to waste time |
| Defamation (V.) | The act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another |
| Innate (Adj.) | Qualities present in a person or animal since birth; an integral part of something |
| Fastidious (Adj.) | Demanding; one excessively concerned that the smallest details be correct |
| Dormant (Adj.) | In an inactive state |
| Laconic (Adj.) | Using very few words. |
| Tenacious (Adj.) | Determined or stubborn. |
| Accolade (N.) | A sign or expression of high praise and esteem. |
| Cryptic (Adj.) | Ambiguous or obscure; deliberately mysterious and secretive. |
| Lamentation (N.) | To express grief and sorrow. |
| Plummet (V.) | To drop downward steeply and suddenly. |
| Skirmish (N.) | A brief fight between two groups. |
| Discern (V.) | To understand something that was unclear at first. |
| Fickle (Adj.) | Likely to change affections, intentions, loyalty and preference often. |
| Parry (V.) | To block defect the damaging blow of a weapon. |
| Harbinger (N.) | Somebody or someone that foreshadows or anticipates a future event. |
| Obdurate (Adj.) | Stubborn or hard-headed; not easily persuaded or influenced. |
| Reprieve (V.) | To stop or postpone somebody's punishment; to offer temporary relief from harm. |
| Credulous (Adj.) | Gullible; a person easily convinced that something is true. |
| Enshroud (V.) | To cover or obscure an object. |
| Obfuscate (V.) | To deliberately make something difficult to understand. |
| Pliable (Adj.) | Flexible; easily bent of molded; easily influenced or persuaded. |
| Blunderbuss (N.) | A short wide-mouthed gun used primarily in the 17th century. |
| Blithe (Adj.) | Cheerful and careful; casually indifferent. |
| Haughty (Adj.) | Behaving in a superior, condescending, or arrogant way. |
| Enfranchise (V.) | To give voting rights. |
| Remuneration (N.) | Payment for work done. |
| Engender (V.) | To arise or come into existence; to cause offspring to be conceived or born. |
| Plagiarism (V.) | The process of copying another person's idea or written work and claiming it as your own. |
| Abasement (V.) | To belittle someone; to act in an undignified way. |
| Billow (V.) | To swell with air; to move in a curling mass. |
| Enhance (V.) | To improve or increase the clarity of an image or object. |
| Harangue (V.) | To criticize or question somebody; to try and persuade someone in a forceful or angry way. |
| Abrogate (V.) | To end an agreement or contract formally and publicly. |
| Credible (Adj.) | Easy to believe, trustworthy. |
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