LUOA English Nonfiction Vocab quiz

For all LUOA students taking English

aggrandize

Exaggerate

Magnanimous

Gracious

pernicious

Destructive

autonomous

Independent

The special birthday party with all of the young girl's closest friends, filled the girl with ___________ and joy!

felicity

It would be a very __________ decision to save money in advance of a large purchase.

circumspect

nefarious: wicked: cynicism:?

nihilism

rapacious

aggressively greedy

mitigate

Alleviate

consummate

Achieve

accretion

Growth

"This opinion has been more credited in our times because of the great changes in affairs which have been seen, and may still be seen, every day, beyond all human __________."

conjecture

theocracy

government ruled by religious authority

demagogue

leader who leads by appealing to prejudices

anarchy

no authority; chaos, disorder

despot

tyrant

jingoism

chauvinistic patriotism

libertarian

belief in limited government; increased individual rights

oligarchy

government by a few, especially a family

dissembler

deceiver

impotent

weak

efficacious

capable

nefarious

infamously wicked

Consummate

to bring to completion or fruition

Pontificate

to express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way

Frivolous

unworthy of serious attention

Adroitly

skillful

Magnanimous

highly moral; not seeking revenge; especially kind

Nuances

The degrees and slightly different meanings that can be associated with a word that are assisted by context

Denotation

a word's actual dictionary definition

Connotation

the cultural and emotional association of a word