Derision - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SHSAT prepHonorific - correct answer showing respect; (of an office or position) given as a mark of respect, but having few or no duties; Conferring (grant or bestow) respect or honor. Form of direct address used to show respect soubrette - correct answer a secondary female lead, usually a comic role; a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy; actress, ingenue; a sassy maid or frivolous young woman in comedies sobriquet - correct answer nickname One of Ronal...

GRE Basic (2022/2023) 100% Pass abscond depart secretly and hide adversity a state of misfortune or affliction aggravate make worse arduous difficult to accomplish belie to contradict, to give a false impression bombast pompous or pretentious talk or writing castigation punishment; severe criticism or disapproval censure harsh criticism or disapproval coercive serving or intended to compel by force or authority condemn express strong disapproval of conspire engage in plotting or enter ...

6 satire/satirical - CORRECT ANSWER-a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision Assonance - CORRECT ANSWER-Repetition of vowel sounds Consonance - CORRECT ANSWER-Repetition of consonant sounds Sonnet rhyme scheme - CORRECT ANSWER-ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Italian Sonnet (Petrarchan) - CORRECT ANSWER-a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Paradox - CORRECT ANSWER-A state...

HPAT vocabulary Scornful Feeling or expressing contempt or derision Contempt The feeling that a person or thing is worthless/beneath consideration Derision Contemptuous ridicule or mockery Exuberant Full of energy/excitement Assertive Having or showing a confident/forceful personality Managing Having executive control or authority Curt Rudely brief Moral Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour Caress Verb: To touch or stroke gently/lovingly Noun: A gentl...

juxtaposition - placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts derision - ridicule denounce - to condemn openly caricature - an exaggerated portrayal of one's features persona - an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting satire - a literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. irony - a contrast between expectation and reality dialect - a regional variety of a language distinguis...

ASVAB Military Terms with complete solutions | updated 2023/2024 Defer ️ to put off or delay derision ️ Contemptuous ridicule or mockery effulgence ️ a brilliant radiance enmity ️ hatred famish ️ to starve fealty ️ loyalty generalized ️ To draw general influences grotto ️ (n.) - a small cave or cavern habitual ️ According to usual practice hideous ️ very ugly, offensive, shocking ichthyic ️ fish-like jovial ️ cheerful and friendly Juxtapose ️ To place close...

HPAT vocabulary Scornful Feeling or expressing contempt or derision Contempt The feeling that a person or thing is worthless/beneath consideration Derision Contemptuous ridicule or mockery Exuberant Full of energy/excitement Assertive Having or showing a confident/forceful personality Managing Having executive control or authority Curt Rudely brief Moral Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour Caress Verb: To touch or stroke gently/lovingly Noun: A gentl...

Cassio thinks reputation is extremely important - ANSWER True Who says: "I had rather have this tongue cut from my mouth Than it should do offence to Michael Cassio." - ANSWER Iago A literary technique by which the full significance of a characters' words or actions are clear to the audience although unknown to the character(s) on stage. - ANSWER Dramatic Irony Humorous content in a dramatic or literary work intended to offset more serious episodes - ANSWER Comic Relief The husban...

Court Interpreting Vocabulary Test Questions with Correct Answers protracted - Answer-drawn out, lengthy, longer than desired or expected [an extended hearing] salient - Answer-most notable and important prelingual hearing loss - Answer-deaf or hard or hearing prior to age 3-5 (prior to language development); includes those born deaf or hard of hearing functionally illiterate - Answer-reading at grade level 2.8 or below panoply - Answer-complete or impressive collection of things...

Abscond correct answer - depart secretly and hide Adversity correct answer - a state of misfortune or affliction Aggravate correct answer - make worse Arduous correct answer - difficult to accomplish Belie correct answer - to contradict, to give a false impression Bombast correct answer - pompous or pretentious talk or writing Castigation correct answer - punishment; severe criticism or disapproval Censure correct answer - harsh criticism or disapproval Coercive ...