Pygmalion

Question 1

Upstart

Answer 1

nouveau riche, status seeker, social climber,

Question 2

Omnivorous

Answer 2

taking in or using whatever is available

Question 3

Didactic

Answer 3

tutorial,preceptive, moralistic, enlightening

Question 4

Humanitarianism

Answer 4

humanitarian principles
(ethics)
the doctrine that man’s duty is to strive to promote the welfare of mankind
the doctrine that man can achieve perfection through his own resources

Question 5

Anticlimax

Answer 5

dip, drop,

delve; (n) low, comedown,

Question 6

Phonetic

Answer 6

vocal, spoken

Study of sounds of the human speech

Question 7

Dialect

Answer 7

slang: (n) lingo, vernacular

Question 8

Torrents

Answer 8

white water, rapids

Question 9

Gumption

Answer 9

fortitude, grit,

backbone,

Question 10

Sixpence

Answer 10

bender, coin

Question 11

Amiable

Answer 11

friendly, agreeable, pleasant, likable, nice

Question 12

Plinth

Answer 12

a heavy base supporting a statue or vase

Question 13

Sovereign

Answer 13

ruler, king, lord

Question 14

Phonetics

Answer 14

lingual, unwritten

the study and classification of speech sounds

Question 15

Bilious

Answer 15

queasy,
touchy, testy
peppery; (v) jaundiced

Question 16

Prodigal

Answer 16

extravagant, spendthrift, lavish wastful, generous

Question 17

Genteel

Answer 17

ladylike

Question 18

Shilling

Answer 18

disinherit, disown, will.

English coin

Question 19

Gunieas

Answer 19

the sum of 21 shillings

Question 20

Guttersnipe

Answer 20

ragamuffin, waif,
trash,
street urchin, bum

Question 21

Duchess

Answer 21

gentlewoman, Mrs,
countess, spouse,
matron, women

Question 22

Blooming

Answer 22

loud, roaring,

Question 23

Bloody

Answer 23

damn: curse

Question 24

Scullery

Answer 24

kitchen, cookroom, basement,

Question 25

Frowzy

Answer 25

careless, untidy,

sloppy,

Question 26

Blast

Answer 26

goddamn, cursed, discharge,peal

Question 27

Benzene

Answer 27

gasoline, gas,

petrol, benzine

Question 28

Dustman

Answer 28

garbage man, garbage

collector, scavenger, sweep;

Question 29

Blackguard

Answer 29

ruffian, rogue,rascal, dog

Question 30

Divan

Answer 30

settee, sofa, chair

Question 31

Woodnote

Answer 31

verbal expression that is natural and artless. a natural musical note or song, like that of a wild bird

Question 32

Rhetoric

Answer 32

oratory, eloquence, rant, empty talk, elocution,

Question 33

Oblige

Answer 33

coerce, make, accommodate,

obligate, necessitate, enforce,

Question 34

Pence

Answer 34

coin, money

Question 35

Prodigal

Answer 35

extravagant, spendthrift, lavish wastful, generous

Question 36

Balmy

Answer 36

mild, gentle, temperate, summery, calm, tranquil, fine, pleasant, weather being:

Question 37

Blooming

Answer 37

used for emphasis or to express annoyance, Used as an intensive: same as bloody