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Grammar Quiz 1

TermDefinition
candid completely honest; straightforward
conjecture inference; guesswork
didactic instructive
effusive showing excessive emotion; overflowing
euphemism mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive one
extrapolate to infer or estimate by using known information
inoherent lacking cohesion or connection
insinuate to imply or communicate stealthily
loquacious very talkative
lucid easily understood; clear
rhetoric art of using language effectively and persuasively
defunct no longer existing or functioning
eradicate to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish
quell to put down forcibly; suppress
raze to level to the ground; demolish
squelch to crush as if by trampling; squash
stymie to thwart or stump
supplant to usurp the place of, especially through underhanded tactics
belligerent eager to fight; hostile or aggressive
cantankerous ill-tempered ad quarrelsome; disagreeable
contentious quarrelsome
deleterious having a harmful effect
exacerbate to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of something; to aggravate
flippant disrespectfully humorous or casual
insolent insulting in manner or speech
nefarious flagrantly wicked; vicious
pernicious extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly
rancorous marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will
supercilious disdainful; haughty; arrogant
flag to decline in vigor or strength; to tire; to droop
jaded worn out; wearied
Created by: MrsHoneycutt
 

 



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