5 Written Questions

1. [noun] an explanation of a difficult expression in a text
2. [adjective] referring to legal proceedings or formal debate or rhetoric
   [noun]:forensics- the study or practice of formal debate (used with a singular verb)
3. [noun] a word or expression; phraseology
4. [adjective] word for word; exactly in the same words
5. [noun] unfamiliar language; a dialect or special jargon

5 Matching Questions

1. jurisdiction
2. circumlocution
3. polyglot
4. diction
5. lingua franca

1. a [noun] a person who knows several languages very well
2. b [noun] a language spoken by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages
3. c [noun]
   (1) control and authority, especially to interpret and exercise the law
   (2) the specific area of someone's or something's control or authority
   (jurisdictional: adjective)
4. d [noun]
   (1) the use of many words when few would do
   (2) evasive talk; roundabout expression
   (circumlocutory: adjective)
5. e [noun]
   (1) choice of words in speech or writing
   (2) a person's manner of uttering or pronouncing words

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. [transitive verb] to write; to compose
   1. ditty
   2. indite
   3. indict
   4. edict
2. [noun] a meeting for discussion, especially in an academic setting (plural: colloquiums or colloquia)
   1. declaim
   2. linguist
   3. forum
   4. colloquium
3. [noun] a prohibition; the act of forbidding
   (interdict: verb; interdictive: adjective; interdictor; noun)
   1. malediction
   2. valediction
   3. diction
   4. interdiction
4. [noun] a curse
   (antonym: benediction)
   1. diction
   2. valediction
   3. malediction
   4. interdiction
5. [noun]
   (1) the central square or marketplace of a Roman city (When capitalized, Forum refers directly to the Forum in ancient Rome.)
   (2) a public meeting or any situation for open discussion
   1. dictum
   2. ditty
   3. forensic
   4. forum

5 True/False Questions

1. verbose → [adjective] wordy; using excessive words
   (verbosity: noun)

   True        False

2. linguist → [noun]
   (1) a person who speaks several languages; a polyglot
   (2) a person who studies linguistics, the study of human speech

   True        False

3. clamor → [noun] a loud outcry, especially in protest
   [intransitive verb] to insist or exclaim noisily
   (clamorous: adjective)

   True        False

4. proverbial → [adjective]
   (1) of or like a witty folk saying
   (2) well-known; notorious; frequently spoken of
   (proverb: noun)

   True        False

5. dictatorial → [noun]
   (1) choice of words in speech or writing
   (2) a person's manner of uttering or pronouncing words

   True        False