Vocabulary Quiz 1

a claim or assertion not based on fact

• pretense

• precedent

• pretext

• pretentious

something that sets an example for how things are done in the future

• precursor

• precedent

• pretentious

• preclude

something that comes before another; used only for things, not for people

• precocious

• preclude

• pretext

• precursor

acting more important than others by pretending to know more

• pretentious

• preclude

• precursor

• pretense

to torment someone with something they want without ever giving it to them

• pyrrhic

• laconic

• tantalize

• draconian

describing a victory that comes with a heavy cost

• laconic

• cierone

• jeremiad

• pyrrhic

a long speech full complaints

• cicerone

• tantalize

• laconic

• jeremiad

extremely strict, as laws or rules

• jeremiad

• draconian

• pyrrhic

• laconic

Using a few words as possible when speaking

• laconic

• jeremiad

• cicerone

• tantalize

a guide who gives speeches to sightseers

• draconian

• precocious

• pretext

• cicerone