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5 Written Questions

1. to receive or obtain from a source or origin
2. opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.
3. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
4. used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
5. a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.

5 Matching Questions

1. brusque
2. pedantic
3. disdain
4. defensive
5. thesis

1. a ostentatious in one's learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.
2. b serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
3. c a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections
4. d abrupt in manner; blunt; rough: A brusque welcome greeted his unexpected return.
5. e to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
   1. cautionary
   2. compassionate
   3. dispassionate
   4. pomposity
2. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
   1. rhetorical
   2. cynical
   3. skeptical
   4. satirical
3. like or characteristic of a cynic; distrusting or disparaging the motives of others.
   1. cynical
   2. skeptical
   3. satirical
   4. whimsical
4. a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.
   1. disdain
   2. nostalgia
   3. esteem
   4. naive
5. free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
   1. compassionate
   2. dispassionate
   3. disdain
   4. disparaging

5 True/False Question

1. objective → of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt; experimental: a tentative report on her findings.
   

   True        False

2. trite → lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
   

   True        False

3. assertion → a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
   

   True        False

4. argumentative → a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
   

   True        False

5. overrated → constituting an actual thing or instance; real: a concrete proof of his sincerity.
   

   True        False