Tone Set 6

meant for only the select few who have special knowledge; private, secret

• esoteric

• vulgar

• trite

• obscure

Carla looked up to see some _______, inappropriate remarks scribbled inside the bathroom stall.

• precise

• euphemistic

• vulgar

• esoteric

lacking in freshness; excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale; unoriginal

• bombastic

• grotesque

• concrete

• trite

He re-read the vague and confusing letter again, thinking that the author must've purposefully wanted to ________ their true meaning.

• obscure

• provincial

• bombastic

• concrete

inoffensive language substituted for language considered offensive or hurtful

• esoteric

• precise

• euphemistic

• provincial

As a surgeon I need to be ________ because I need to find the perfect way to make incisions.

• esoteric

• bombastic

• trite

• precise

rural; unsophisticated; rustic

• grotesque

• provincial

• vulgar

• bombastic

The car salesman said, "It's certified pre-owned", a __________ for "it's used".

• trite

• euphemism

• grotesque

• concrete

My mom thinks the twins have their own special language where they drop little _______ inside comments to each other when they think no one will catch them.

• provincial

• esoteric

• vulgar

• trite

When students move out, they have to deal with real, _______ things like paying bills, cleaning up after themselves, and providing themselves with their own food and essentials.

• obscure

• provincial

• concrete

• bombastic