General Word List

Question 1

milieu

Answer 1

A person’s social environment/setting

Question 2

bloviate

Answer 2

talk at length; especially in an empty or inflated way

Question 3

vestige

Answer 3

A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Question 4

genial

Answer 4

friendly or cheerful

Question 5

spartan

Answer 5

marked by simplicity/fragality

Question 6

unassailable

Answer 6

undeniable

Question 7

colloquial

Answer 7

everyday speak

Question 8

tempestuousness

Answer 8

being stormy or turbulent

Question 9

subterfuge

Answer 9

something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

Question 10

heretofore

Answer 10

previously

Question 11

fecund

Answer 11

intellectually productive

Question 12

estimable

Answer 12

deserving of esteem and respect

Question 13

sclerotic

Answer 13

hard; firm; indurated

Question 14

pilloried

Answer 14

attack or ridicule publicly

Question 15

halcyon

Answer 15

idyllically calm and peaceful

Question 16

inclement

Answer 16

unpleasant; stormy

Question 17

superciliousness

Answer 17

haughty; overbearing temper or manner

Question 18

aplomb

Answer 18

great coolness and composure under strain

Question 19

evanescent

Answer 19

tending to vanish like vapour

Question 20

temerity

Answer 20

fearless;daring

Question 21

behooves

Answer 21

to be one’s duty or obligation