New Vocabulary

Question 1

To make pleasant or agreeable; to sweeten

Answer 1

Dulcify

Question 2

Unclear in meaning and difficult to understand; ambiguous

Answer 2

Delphic

Question 3

Having or showing great knowledge or learning

Answer 3

Erudite

Question 4

Concerned about precise accordance with the details of conventions.

Answer 4

Punctilious

Question 5

To enjoy oneself by drinking alcohol and speaking and laughing with people

Answer 5

Carouse / Carousing

Question 6

State of being infatuated or obsessed by another person

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Limerence

Question 7

A toastmaster

Answer 7

Symposiarch

Question 8

One falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills

Answer 8

Quacksalver

Question 9

Exhilaration or elation caused by a romantic experience.

Answer 9

Kilig

Question 10

A hatred, fear or intolerance of innovation or change

Answer 10

Misoneism

Question 11

Something that happens immediately after a nap

Answer 11

Postprandial

Question 12

A foolish person

Answer 12

Nidget

Question 13

The act or instance of improving or the state of being improved

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Melioration

Question 14

An extreme and unreasonable amount of pride and confidence in yourself

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Hubris

Question 15

Involving hard or difficult work or great effort

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Toilsome

Question 16

Not having knowledge about something; ignorant

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Nescient

Question 17

A statement, remark or conclusion that doesn’t follow naturally or logically from what has just been said

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Non sequiter

Question 18

A harsh or jarring sound

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Cacophony

Question 19

To talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way

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Prattle

Question 20

A sizeable series or set

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Litany

Question 21

To praise or express pride in one’s possessions, qualities or accomplishments, often to excess

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Vaunting

Question 22

Speaking in a lofty style or manner, especially in a way that it is intended to impress

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Grandiloquent

Question 23

A person who is unrestrained by convention or morality

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Libertine

Question 24

Having a ravenous appetite

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Edacious

Question 25

Shared feeling (happiness or grief)

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Compathy

Question 26

Juvenile; childish; silly

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Puerile

Question 27

To pretend to work when not doing anything at all

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Fudgel

Question 28

A light midmorning or mid afternoon snack

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Nuncheon

Question 29

Underhand, unscrupulous or dishonest behaviour or activities

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Skullduggery

Question 30

Causing sudden and violent upheaval

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Cataclysmic

Question 31

Characterized by having severe self-discipline and abstinence from all forms of indulgence

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Ascetic

Question 32

Having or encouraging excessive interest in sexual matters

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Prurient

Question 33

Being sealed so that no air can get in

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Hermetic

Question 34

To speak or write in an extremely negative way about someone

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Vituperate

Question 35

To freshen by shaking (e.g. a pillow)

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Chounse

Question 36

A light meal eaten before bed

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Voidee

Question 37

A bitter rant against someone or something

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Philippic

Question 38

The essence or most serious part of a complaint or accusation

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Gravaman

Question 39

The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation

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Calumny

Question 40

Having a tendency to be easily angered

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Irascible

Question 41

Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous

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Rambunctious

Question 42

To remove material that is considered improper or offensive (from a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective.

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Bowdlerize

Question 43

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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Garrulous

Question 44

A person who goes out a lot and does not worry about other things they should be doing

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Gadabout

Question 45

Designed for or understood by those with specific knowledge or training; difficult to understand; limited to a small circle

Answer 45

Esoteric