September 2023

Question 1

What does dilettante mean?

Answer 1

Noun: a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.

Question 2

What does debutante mean?

Answer 2

Noun: an upper-class young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society

Question 3

What does frisson mean?

Answer 3

Noun: a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.

Question 4

Meandering

Answer 4

Adj: following a winding course. (Noun form exists)

Question 5

Wainscot

Answer 5

an area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room.

Question 6

Sanguine

Answer 6

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Question 7

Sonorous

Answer 7

imposingly deep and full.

Question 8

Crass

Answer 8

lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence.

Question 9

Accost

Answer 9

approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

Question 10

Magnanimous

Answer 10

generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.

Question 11

Belie

Answer 11

of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict

fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray

Question 12

Cajole

Answer 12

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery

Question 13

Bombastic

Answer 13

high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.