Fancy Vocabulary Quiz #6

Do you know these fancy vocabulary words?

Definitions primarily based on Merriam-Webster, but modified to eliminate some synonyms and make them more concise.

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Hint	Answer
The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop	Diocese
The usage of more words than necessary to convey something	Pleonasm
Something showing or suggesting likely success in the future	Auspicious
A tumor	Neoplasm
The direct opposite of something else	Antithesis

Hint	Answer
The branch of science and technology concerning metals	Metallurgy
Something characterized by a lack of movement, activity, or expression, often in a medical context	Catatonic
A conical shadow excluding all light from a given source, usually a celestial body's shadow	Umbra
Something said or done as a joke, or someone who is habitually jolly or joking	Jocular
An act of farewell, often a speech	Valediction