WorksheetsUseful Words for College Essay Vocabulary - Week 4.02
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A disdainful grimace
a)
Moue
b)
Polemic
c)
Epistle
d)
Rhetoric
2.
A belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
a)
Heresy
b)
Gesticulate
c)
Axiom
d)
Conjecture
3.
The cognitive process of conjecturing
a)
Supposition
b)
Panegyric
c)
Encomium
d)
Aphorism
4.
A verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
a)
Polemic
b)
Epistle
c)
Equivocate
d)
Heresy
5.
Showing an inclination to disagree
a)
Disputatious
b)
Moue
c)
Supposition
d)
Apocryphal
6.
Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
a)
Equivocate
b)
Gesticulate
c)
Rhetoric
d)
Epistle
7.
Being of questionable authenticity
a)
Apocryphal
b)
Polemic
c)
Encomium
d)
Conjecture
8.
Believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
a)
Conjecture
b)
Axiom
c)
Epistle
d)
Aphorism
9.
A specially long, formal letter
a)
Epistle
b)
Supposition
c)
Disputatious
d)
Panegyric
10.
A proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
a)
Axiom
b)
Equivocate
c)
Moue
d)
Aphorism
11.
Show, express, or direct through movement
a)
Gesticulate
b)
Rhetoric
c)
Encomium
d)
Heresy
12.
Study of the technique for using language effectively
a)
Rhetoric
b)
Apocryphal
c)
Gesticulate
d)
Polemic
13.
A short pithy instructive saying
a)
Aphorism
b)
Panegyric
c)
Conjecture
d)
Epistle
14.
A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something
a)
Panegyric
b)
Axiom
c)
Disputatious
d)
Supposition
15.
A formal expression of praise
a)
Encomium
b)
Epistle
c)
Heresy
d)
Equivocate
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