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a fire and brimstone condemnation
debilitating
E1 Master Vocabulary (Semester One)
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debilitating
All of the above
invigorating
makes you "debil" or weak
cathartic
2
a fire and brimstone condemnation
a harsh denunciation
All of the above
casting pearls before swine
between Scylla and Charbydis
3
timorous
intimidating
apprehensive
debilitating
All of the above
4
repugnant
disgusting
All of the above
unyielding
imperturbable
5
querulous
inquisitive
None of the above
curious
complaining
6
elusive
hard to grasp
easy to understand
friendly
sleepy
7
to leave someone in the lurch
let someone down
light a fire under someone
deny the truth
a shot across the bow
8
to coax
to gently persuade
to seal
All of the above
to reject
9
When Dr. Maier was a mischievous pre-teen, his aunt got mad at him and told him his behavior was ___, shockingly bad.
appalling
abstract
intangible
assiduous
10
hoi polloi
opposite of aristocracy
the masses
all of the above, bruh
common folk
11
contemptuous
resentful
full of ill-will
all of the above
full of scorn
12
Prices at Starbucks are too high, chief. They're goshdarn _________prices!
exorbitant
Machiavellian
taciturn
surreptitious
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When a character delivers a speech alone on stage such as Hamlet's "to be or not to be"
denouement
soliloquy
synecdoche
metonymy
14
saturnine
All of the above (the winning choice)
bleak
melancholy
gloomy
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Herculean
requires great effort
saturnine
sinister
All of the above (the winning choice)
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martyrdom
murdering Christians
all of the above
exultation
dying for one's beliefs
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allusion
a mirage
All of the above
something that ain't real
reference to something in mythology or history
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frugal
lascivious
All of the above
munificent
tight-fisted with money
19
faux pas
a socially awkward move
literally means "false step" in French
one example would be burping at Grandma's dinner table
all of the above
20
Don't buy weird concoctions from people on the street claiming to make you well. It's likely a_______.
hoi polloi
quack remedy
denouement
synecdoche
21
If you want to stand out from your peers and become _______, you have to separate yourself through assiduous work.
a bull in a China shop
the alpha Dawg
an axe to grind
primus inter pares
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boorish
uncouth
All of the above
gruff
churlish
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Procrastinating is like _______. It will come back to haunt you, chief!
firing a shot across the bow
sowing dragon's teeth
casting pearls before swine
being penny wise and pound foolish.
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Addressing someone or something not physically present in the moment
apostrophe
allusion
metonymy
synecdoche
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You have a lot of ______talking to me like that, young man! Check yourself, whippersnapper!
chutzpah
None of these
hoi polloi
aristocracy
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inscrutable
all of the above
not obvious
hard to figure out
Poker face
27
to cross the Rubicon
make a key decision you can't go back on
to equivocate
speak Latin
surrender
28
assiduous
hard-working
diligent
All of the above
SigmaGrindset
29
choleric
phlegmatic
hot-tempered
All of the above
melancholy
30
open a Pandora's box
broach a conversation topic that leads to problems
let sleeping dogs lie
deny the truth of a matter
All of the above
31
stoic
sinister
All of the above
evil
shows no emotions
32
Some see Napoleon as a hero; others regard him as a _____, a tyrant responsible for immense bloodshed.
conformist
all of the above
despot
faux pas
33
Benedict Arnold was_______, bruh. The boy betrayed our nation! #NoCap
a rizzler
tyrannical
relentless
perfidious
34
a bitter pill to swallow
Game Day
hard to accept truth
All of the above
Advisory
35
Our goal is not just to beat the other Quiz Bowl team. We seek to ____them! #CobraKai
coax
obliterate
articulate
cajole
36
Hamlet has a melancholy, _______disposition. He's a despondent dude.
saturnine
None of the above
sophomoric
choleric
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relentless
unrelenting
doesn't stop
indefatigable
All of the above
38
dissolute
wasteful
frugal
canny
saturnine
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prudent
judicious
pragmatic
None of these
churlish
40
Playing video games instead of reading is ok sometimes, but if you only live for "pleasure" and neglect your goals you..
are on the primrose path
shed crocodile tears
fire a shot across the bow
make money hand over fist
41
cAre you truly sad or are you _______in order to gain pity points? #Copium
acting like a bull in a China shop
adding fuel to the fire
shedding crocodile tears
putting the cart before the horse
42
Buying a condo near the Harvard campus without actually getting admitted sounds like...
being caught between Scylla and Charybdis
acting like a bull in a china shop
opening a Pandora's box
putting the cart before the horse
43
to equivocate
to waver
all of the above
to struggle making up one's mind
to vacillate
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Example of metonymy
a reference to the Book of Exodus in a poem
wheels for representing the car
The White House representing the US government
"the lone and level sands stretched far away"
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Beware the Greeks bearing gifts
Things are not always as they seem
Sometimes people have insincere intentions
Don't trust clowns handing out candy
All of the above (the winning choice)
46
shrewd
canny
phlegmatic
choleric
None of the above
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Celebrities are annoying. They're spoiled. They've got teams of lackeys and servants _______, ready to do their bidding.
sowing their wild oats
a shot across the bow
at their beck and call
on the ash heap of history
48
quintessential
essential
crucial
fundamental
All of the above
49
Paper Tiger
all bark and no bite
a backhanded compliment
dangerous beast
authentic threat
50
A good coach knows how to _______his players and motivate them to excellence.
light a fire under
put the cart before the horse
beware the Greeks bearing gifts
make money hand over fist off
51
A caricature typically overemphasizes a ______facial feature, rendering that feature ridiculous and risible.
None of these
querulous
frugal
prominent
52
If you think you will be an NBA Lottery pick your sophomore year you ______
have delusions of grandeur
are firing a shot across the bow
are adding insult to injury
are robbing Peter to pay Paul
53
mealy-mouthed
disingenuous
insincere
somewhat dishonest
all of the above
54
It would be wise to prepare for your finals in a(n) _______way.
assiduous
tactless
imprudent
querulous
55
PLEASE don't broach that topic, bro! It's going to_______
open a Pandora's box
aid and abet us
rest on our laurels
All of the above
56
The morality (or lack thereof) of the narrator of "the Tell-Tale Heart" is _____, truly disgusting
repugnant
abstract
frugal
clairvoyant
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surreptitious
extravagant
flamboyant
sneaky
churlish
