11.29.23 Academic Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences?

• Syntax

• Accentuate

• Exult

• Deign

What is the term for stressing or singling out something as important?

• Syntax

• Accentuate

• Exult

• Deign

What is the term for feeling extreme happiness or elation?

• Syntax

• Accentuate

• Exult

• Deign

What is the term for doing something considered to be below one’s dignity level?

• Syntax

• Accentuate

• Exult

• Deign

What is the term for drawing a comparison in order to show similarity?

• Analogy

• Jaunty

• Rhetorical question

• Impertinent

What is the term for having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident demeanor?

• Analogy

• Jaunty

• Rhetorical question

• Impertinent

What is the term for a question not intended to be answered?

• Analogy

• Jaunty

• Rhetorical question

• Impertinent

What is the term for improperly forward or bold behavior?

• Analogy

• Jaunty

• Rhetorical question

• Impertinent

What is the term for having an ambitious plan or lofty goal?

• Aspire

• Hypocrisy

• Jaunty

• Impertinent

What is the term for pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have?

• Aspire

• Hypocrisy

• Jaunty

• Impertinent