Special Words #2

Question 0

Bacchand

Answer 0

Drunken; riotous celebration

Question 1

Aurora

Answer 1

The start of something; 1st of daybreak, illuminates sky

Question 2

Hydra-headed

Answer 2

Difficult; multifurious

Question 3

Mercurial

Answer 3

Changeable personalities; changable

Question 4

Mnemonics

Answer 4

Song or rhyme used to help remember something (PEMDAS)

Question 5

Narcissism

Answer 5

Excessive self-love

Question 6

Paean

Answer 6

Song or poem of praise or triumph

Question 7

Pheonix

Answer 7

Mythical bird that is reborn

Question 8

Protean

Answer 8

Displaying great diversity or variety

Question 9

Stygian

Answer 9

Pertaining to stynx or netherworld; dark, gloomy

Question 10

Absalom

Answer 10

David’s 3rd favorite son; father of peace

Question 11

Filthylucre

Answer 11

Violation of the 10th amendement

Question 12

Judas

Answer 12

Betrayal of Christ; malicious traitor

Question 13

Samson & Delilah

Answer 13

Bad choices people make when you’re blinded by love

Question 14

Don Quixote

Answer 14

Impractical idealist; who tries to fix everything

Question 15

Jekyll and Hyde

Answer 15

Someone w/ 2 personalities one good one evil

Question 16

Berserk

Answer 16

Destructive; violent

Question 17

Bloomer

Answer 17

Iron worker

Question 18

Bohemian

Answer 18

Nonconformist

Question 19

Chauvinist

Answer 19

Person displaying aggressive patriotism

Question 20

Donnybrook

Answer 20

Drunk umbral

Question 21

Dungaree

Answer 21

Blue denim; jeans

Question 22

Machiavellian

Answer 22

Manipulative; cunning; deceitful

Question 23

Carte Blanche

Answer 23

Unconditional authority (blank check)

Question 24

Faux pas

Answer 24

Socially awkward act; embarrassing social mistake

Question 25

Laissez-Faire

Answer 25

No interference

Question 26

Malfeasance

Answer 26

Wrong doing mostly in politics

Question 27

Chiasmus

Answer 27

Reversal of order of 2 parallel phrases

Ex: forget what you want to remember and remember what you want to forget

Question 28

Litototes

Answer 28

Understatement

Question 29

Synecdoche

Answer 29

Figure of speech in which a part is used as a whole

Ex: all hands on deck; i’m all ears

Question 30

Motonomy

Answer 30

Figure of speech that consists of the use of name of an object for that of another to which it is related
Ex: oh! He’s really hitting the bottle

Question 31

Allusion

Answer 31

Indirect or passing reference

Ex: i was surprised his nose isn’t growing

Question 32

Apherism

Answer 32

Observation containing general truth

Ex: bumper stickers

Question 33

Assonance

Answer 33

Repetition of vowel sounds

Question 34

Consonance

Answer 34

Repetition of Consonant sounds

Question 47

Thespian

Answer 47

Actor or actress