12th grade vocabulary

Example

Choose the word that matches the description most precisely. Which word describes a deep, lasting dislike?

1. Advanced vocabulary allows writers to express precise shades of meaning.
2. So the answer is: antipathy

Answer: antipathy

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Which word matches this description? optimistic, especially in a difficult situation

1. Sophisticated vocabulary lets you describe ideas, people and arguments precisely.
2. sanguine: optimistic, especially in a difficult situation
3. So the answer is: sanguine

Answer: sanguine

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Which word or phrase matches this description? a trusted adviser (from Mentor, who guided Odysseus's son)

1. Many English words come from Greek and Roman myth, literature and real people; knowing the story helps you remember the meaning.
2. mentor: a trusted adviser (from Mentor, who guided Odysseus's son)
3. So the answer is: mentor

Answer: mentor

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Which phrase matches this description? the existing state of affairs (Latin)

1. English borrows many phrases from Latin, French and German; they are common in academic and journalistic writing.
2. status quo: the existing state of affairs (Latin)
3. So the answer is: status quo

Answer: status quo

Example

Which figure of speech matches this description? A sudden, often comic, drop from the serious to the trivial.

1. Advanced figures substitute (metonymy, synecdoche), address (apostrophe), compare ingeniously (conceit), encode ideas (allegory) or deflate (bathos).
2. bathos: A sudden, often comic, drop from the serious to the trivial.
3. So the answer is: bathos

Answer: bathos