Nature/Gallimaufry Words

Question 1

Arboreal

Answer 1

resembling a tree or trees, or living in trees

Question 2

Riparian

Answer 2

having to do with the banks of a river or other body of water

Question 3

Terra incognita

Answer 3

unknown territory

Question 4

Limnology

Answer 4

scientific study devoted to lakes, ponds, and other freshwater resources

Question 5

Eutrophication

Answer 5

an abundant increase in the accumulation of algae and other organisms that deplete the oxygen and destroy marine life

Question 6

Speleology

Answer 6

the scientific study of caves

Question 7

Loam

Answer 7

the name given to the most fertile, rich soil

Question 8

Moraine

Answer 8

the accumulated debris carried along and deposited by a glacier

Question 9

Delta

Answer 9

the name for the triangle-shaped mouth of a river

Question 10

Tectonics

Answer 10

the branch of geology dealing with the earth’s crust, especially its faulting and folding

Question 11

Pulchritude

Answer 11

great beauty

Question 12

Vade mecum

Answer 12

something that you almost always carry with you for frequent use or ready reference

Question 13

Hoary

Answer 13

gray or white-haired, implies advanced age

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Skein

Answer 14

a twisted coil or a lined-up flock of birds in flight

Question 15

Nuance

Answer 15

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

Question 16

Concomitant

Answer 16

something that occurs or exists concurrently with something else, often in a subordinate or resulting sense

Question 17

Restive

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to resist control or be impatient under restriction, suggests a bold resistance to rule

Question 18

Pillory

Answer 18

to expose someone to public shame and derision

Question 19

Querulous

Answer 19

a person who whines, complains, and grumbles

Question 20

Mountebank

Answer 20

any unscrupulous salesperson, whether joke-telling or not