Set 3 Words

Question 1

Define ‘ephemeral’ (adj.)

Answer 1

Lasting for a very short time

Question 2

Define ‘inhibition’ (n.)

Answer 2

A feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way

Question 2

Define ‘woe’ (n.)

Answer 2

Great sorrow or distress

Question 3

Define ‘aggrandizement’ (n.)

Answer 3

Increase the power, status, or wealth of

Question 4

Define ‘oneiric’ (adj.)

Answer 4

Of or relating to dreams or dreaming

Question 5

Define ‘fulfillment’ (n.)

Answer 5

1. Satisfaction or happiness as a result of fully developing one’s abilities or character
2. The achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted

Question 6

Define ‘constituent’ (adj.)

Answer 6

1. Being a part of a whole

2. Being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect

Question 8

Define ‘iridescent’ (adj.)

Answer 8

Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

Question 9

Define ‘felicity’ (n.)

Answer 9

1. Intense happiness

2. The ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts

Question 10

Define ‘embody’ (v.)

Answer 10

1. Be an expression of or give a tangible, visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling)
2. Include or contain (something) as a constituent part