English - WOTD quiz 8

Question 1

quip

Answer 1

n
a clever, witty, often sarcastic remark

Question 2

rue

Answer 2

v
to regret

Question 3

sublime

Answer 3

adj
splendid; grand

Question 4

tepid

Answer 4

adj
lukewarm; moderately warm

Question 5

usurp

Answer 5

v
to take by force

Question 6

vigilant

Answer 6

adj
alert; watchful

Question 7

wayward

Answer 7

adj
disobedient; not following any clear law or principal

Question 8

xanthochroid

Answer 8

adj
having light colored hair and complexion

Question 9

yokel

Answer 9

n
a country person with little education or experience; a hick

Question 10

zeitgeist

Answer 10

n
the general moral, cultural and intellectual state of an era; the spirit of a time