| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Presenting another's work as one's own | Plagiarism | 94%
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| Deliberate exageration for effect | Hyperbole | 91%
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| Perfect example of something | Epitome | 88%
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| Excessive pride or self-confidence | Hubris | 88%
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| Direct opposite of someone or something | Antithesis | 85%
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| Secret or covert | Clandestine | 85%
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| Carefully read or examine | Peruse | 83%
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| Rapidly increasing or expanding | Exponential | 82%
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| Dealing with the whole of something rather than just the parts | Holistic | 82%
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| Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words | Assonance | 80%
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| Implied or emotional meaning suggested by a word or phrase | Connotation | 80%
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| Combination of contradictory or incongruous words | Oxymoron | 78%
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| Grimly mocking or cynical | Sardonic | 78%
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| Ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions | Acumen | 77%
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| Generous or noble in spirit | Magnanimous | 74%
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| Smallest unit of sound in a spoken language | Phoneme | 68%
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| Set of rules or instructions | Rubric | 63%
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| Misuse of similar-sounding words | Malapropism | 60%
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| Extremely unpleasant or offensive | Noisome | 54%
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| Feigning indifference to something that is actually desired | Accismus | 42%
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