| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| urging, strongly encouraging | hortatory |
| to free from guilt or blame | exculpate |
| an apparent contradiction of terms | oxymoron |
| causing great alarm | pernicious |
| conspicuously bad or offensive | egregious |
| emotionally unrestrained, gushing | effusive |
| worn out through overuse | hackneyed |