Catch-22

Question 1

homily

Answer 1

• noun*
  1. a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
  2. an admonitory or moralizing discourse.
  3. an inspirational saying or cliché.

Question 2

prolix

Answer 2

• adjective*
  1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
  2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.

Question 3

vituberation

Answer 3

noun
verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.

Question 4

slattern

Answer 4

• noun*
  1. a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
  2. a slut; harlot.

Question 5

prurient

Answer 5

• adjective*
  1. having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
  2. causing lasciviousness or lust.
  3. having a restless desire or longing.

Question 6

effulgent

Answer 6

adjective
shining forth brilliantly; radiant.

Question 7

somnolent

Answer 7

• adjective **[som-nuh-luhnt]*
  1. sleepy; drowsy.
  2. tending to cause sleep.

Question 8

mirthful

Answer 8

• adjective*
  1. joyous; gay; jolly: a mirthful laugh.
  2. providing mirth; amusing: a mirthful experience.

Question 9

leviathan

Answer 9

• noun*
  1. (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
  2. any huge marine animal, as the whale.
  3. anything of immense size and power, as a huge, oceangoing ship.

Question 10

fulminate

Answer 10

• verb*
  1. to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
  2. to issue denunciations or the like (usually followed by against): The minister fulminated against legalized vice.

Question 11

irascible

Answer 11

• adjective*
  1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
  2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.

Question 12

lachrymose

Answer 12

• adjective*
  1. suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
  2. given to shedding tears readily; tearful.

Question 13

insouciant

Answer 13

• adjective*
  1. free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

Question 14

iniquitous

Answer 14

• adjective*
  1. characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

Question 15

tumid

Answer 15

• adjective*
  1. swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
  2. pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic.