Upper School Vocabulary Quiz 2

This is to test on meanings of hard vocabulary. If you get something wrong, don't give up; the only way you can learn new vocabulary here is by learning what you should've chosen as right definition.

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1. Caustic

  • sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
  • make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
  • branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty and taste
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2. Brevity

  • concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
  • expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
  • having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

3. Clamour

  • self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure.
  • a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting
  • a difficult or unpleasant situation

4. Coalition

  • a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government
  • make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe
  • (of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding

5. Cajole

  • expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future
  • persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery
  • (of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding

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