The AWAD Vocabulary Quiz
6 -
Character Assassination
(AWAD, May 25 - June 1, 1997)
This week's theme was lesser known Dickensian characters who have turned into
eponyms. Select the definition that best fits each word.
| ___ bumbledom |
a) pious humbug |
| ___ micawber |
b) a canting unctuous hypocrite |
| ___ gradgrind |
c) a person embodying insular complacency
and self-satisfaction and refusal to face up to unpleasant facts. |
| ___ podsnap |
d) one who is poor but lives in optimistic
expectation of better fortune |
| ___ chadband |
e) fussy official pomposity and stupidity |
| ___ stiggins |
f) one who is hard and cold, and solely
interested in facts. |
| ___ gamp |
g) a large umbrella |
Answers:
bumbledom: fussy official pomposity and stupidity
micawber: one who is poor but lives in optimistic
expectation of better fortune.
gradgrind: one who is hard and cold, and solely interested in facts.
podsnap:a person embodying insular complacency and
self-satisfaction and refusal to face up to unpleasant facts.
chadband: a canting unctuous hypocrite.
stiggins: pious humbug.
gamp: a large umbrella.
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