12th grade vocabulary

Question 1

Which word matches this description? seeming reasonable but actually wrong

• A. iconoclast
• B. hackneyed
• C. trenchant
• D. specious

Question 2

Which phrase best completes the sentence? Only ___ ticket holders will be admitted; copies will be refused.

• A. vice versa
• B. bona fide
• C. ad hoc
• D. de facto

Question 3

Type the phrase (in English) that matches this description. an embarrassing social mistake (French)

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Question 4

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

• A. affinity
• B. empathy
• C. antipathy
• D. apathy

Question 5

Type the word (in English) that matches this description. to accept or agree reluctantly, without protest

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Question 6

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? Usually ___ about her private life, the author spoke openly about her childhood for the first time.

• A. didactic
• B. capricious
• C. reticent
• D. sanguine

Question 7

Which phrase matches this description? an embarrassing social mistake (French)

• A. fait accompli
• B. ad hoc
• C. faux pas
• D. déjà vu

Question 8

Which figure of speech matches this description? Referring to something by a closely associated thing, not a part of it.

• A. conceit
• B. metonymy
• C. apostrophe
• D. allegory

Question 9

Type the figure of speech (in English) that matches this description. A whole story whose characters and events stand for ideas, often moral or political.

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Question 10

Which figure of speech is used here? The hero faced the dragon, the storm, the army of shadows… and then a very long queue at the post office.

• A. bathos
• B. apostrophe
• C. metonymy
• D. synecdoche

Question 11

Which word or phrase matches this description? to shock or stir someone into action (from the scientist Luigi Galvani)

• A. Achilles' heel
• B. maverick
• C. galvanise
• D. tantalise

Question 12

Type the word or phrase (in English) that matches this description. excessively admiring oneself (from Narcissus, who fell in love with his reflection)

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Question 13

Which word or phrase best completes the sentence? Despite the pain, she remained ___ throughout her recovery.

• A. quixotic
• B. stoic
• C. narcissistic
• D. mercurial

Question 14

Which word matches this description? to warn or reprimand firmly

• A. obfuscate
• B. admonish
• C. tacit
• D. hackneyed

Question 15

Which phrase best completes the sentence? He felt a twinge of ___ when his arrogant rival tripped on stage.

• A. zeitgeist
• B. déjà vu
• C. raison d'être
• D. schadenfreude

Question 16

Type the phrase (in English) that matches this description. a particular way of doing something (Latin)

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