5 Written Questions

1. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. sizzle, bang)
2. conspicuously bad or offensive
3. an original model on which something is patterned
4. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
5. trivial; shallow

5 Matching Questions

1. ephemeral
2. trite
3. hubris
4. mawkish
5. jejune

1. a excessive pride or self confidence
2. b effusively or insincerely emotional; insipid
3. c lasting for a very short time; transient
4. d commonplace; overused, stale
5. e displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. worn out through overuse; trite
   1. jejune
   2. jaded
   3. hackneyed
   4. hamartia
2. to make better; to improve
   1. trite
   2. egregious
   3. satire
   4. ameliorate
3. wearied, worn out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
   1. jejune
   2. jaded
   3. satire
   4. trite
4. very attentive to and concerned about accuracy, detail, and/or cleanliness
   1. fastidious
   2. allusion
   3. satire
   4. egregious
5. traveling from place to place, esp. for work
   1. itinerant
   2. ephemeral
   3. jejune
   4. trite

5 True/False Questions

1. satire → commonplace; overused, stale

   True        False

2. allusion → one who believes that only the self truly exists or can be proved to exist

   True        False

3. didactic → the error, frailty, mistaken judgement, or misstep through which the fortunes of a tragic hero are reversed

   True        False

4. solipsist → in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

   True        False

5. hamartia → the error, frailty, mistaken judgement, or misstep through which the fortunes of a tragic hero are reversed

   True        False