Sophomore Vocabulary Q3.1

Intending to teach, especially in a highly moral manner; preachy

• Didactic
• Pendantic
• Hypophora
• Oxymoron

something unauthentic, but is spread to be true

• sensationalized

• apocryphal

• salient

"Do as I say and not as I do," could be the slogan for every ___.

• adamant

• anarchy

• malefactor

• hypocrite

Which are definitions of cleave?

• to adhere closely; stick; cling

• to remain faithful

• to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow

• to penetrate or pass through

• to threaten evil or misfortune

Which are definitions for formidable?

• tending to inspire awe or wonder

• large or impressive in size or extent

• to bow in respect

• personal or household effects

• offering serious difficulties

Which word is its own antonym?

• suffice

• devise

• cleave

succor

• great annoyance

• expressions of sympathy

• weariness; weakness

• help given to someone in distress; relief

Which word means "death by fire?"

• immolation

• impunity

• retribution

• precluded

something that is strange, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify

• grimace
• seminar
• truancy
• anomaly

The word firmament means

• earth

• water

• nature

• sky