Vocab Quiz 9
Supercilious
Synonym: arrogant, haughty,
conceited, disdainful,
overbearing, pompous, and
condescending
Verisimilitude
Synonyms: believability, plausibility,
authenticity, credibility, lifelikeness
Loquacious
Synonyms: talkative, voluble,
communicative, expansive,
unreserved, chatty
Circumlocution
Synonyms: long-windedness,
verbosity, wordiness,
repetitiveness
Conducive
Synonyms: beneficial to,
advantageous to, opportune to,
propitious to, encouraging to,
promising to, convenient for
Soliloquy
Synonyms: monologue, speech,
address, and oration
Quotidian
Synonyms: standard, average,
day-to-day, ordinary, common
Burlesque
Synonyms: parody, spoof, mockery
Lexicon
Synonyms: dictionary, inventory,
repertoire
Recapitulate
Synonyms: summarize, sum up;
restate, repeat, reiterate, go
over, review