Vocab 1 & 2

Question 0

Milquetoast

Answer 0

A meek or timid person

Thought about Matt Lewis and Drew saying toast but didn’t work

Question 1

Lothario

Answer 1

Unscrupulous rake; seducer

Think about Shanker and Natalie

Question 2

Lethargy

Answer 2

Apathy; torpor

Sounds slow and sluggish

Question 3

Chauvinism

Answer 3

Overzealous patriotism; undue partially to any group or place

Sounds Russian which is communist

Question 4

Janus-faced

Answer 4

Two faced; hypocritical

January

Question 5

Braggadocio

Answer 5

Empty boasting; pretentious bragging

Brag

Question 6

Bacchanalia

Answer 6

Wild celebration

Reminds me of fiesta; both have Spanish sound

Question 7

Jabberwocky

Answer 7

Gibberish; nonsense language

Blah blah blah blah blah blah

Question 8

Shangri-la

Answer 8

An ideal place

Sounds fancy

Question 9

Pyrrhic victory

Answer 9

A victory at tremendous cost

Victory in word and answer

Question 10

Spoonerism

Answer 10

Transposition of unusual initial sounds of two or more words

When people spoon they switch head and feet positions

Question 11

Sadistic

Answer 11

Deliberately cruel; taking pleasure in inducing pain in others

It’s the act of causing sadness

Question 12

Malapropism

Answer 12

Unintentional humorous misuse of a word or phrase

Sounds British like lady on British comedy

Question 13

Panglossian

Answer 13

Naive; blindly optimistic

Glossy eyes

Question 14

Babbitt

Answer 14

Stereotype of the complacent American middle-class

Bilbo baggins is the normal hobbit

Question 15

Crossing the Rubicon

Answer 15

Passing a limit that permits no return

Passing and crossing are the same thing

Question 16

Pandemonium

Answer 16

Uproar, chaos

Question 17

Philistine

Answer 17

A materialistic person; indifferent to art, music, or dance

Jews

Question 18

Machiavellian

Answer 18

Politically devious; amoral

Frank underwood and China

Question 19

Martinet

Answer 19

Taskmaster; drill sergeant

Sounds like Marines