Vocab 1 - Eponyms

Question 0

lesbian

Answer 0

a homosexual woman

Question 1

leotard

Answer 1

a close-fitting one-garment worn by dancers or people excersizing indoors

Question 2

aphrodisiac

Answer 2

a food, drink, or drug that causes sexual desire

Question 3

boycott

Answer 3

withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest

Question 4

casanova

Answer 4

man of carnal adventures, connoisseur of seduction

Question 5

chauvinism

Answer 5

exaggerated, blind nationalism

Question 6

diesel

Answer 6

an internal combustion engine in which heat produced by the compression of air in the cylinder is used to ignite the feul

Question 7

dunce

Answer 7

dull-witted student

Question 8

erotic

Answer 8

of, relating to, or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement

Question 9

galvanize

Answer 9

shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action

Question 10

luddite

Answer 10

a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology

Question 11

lynch

Answer 11

kill someone, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial

Question 12

masochism

Answer 12

the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one’s own pain or humiliation

Question 13

maudlin

Answer 13

self pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

Question 14

maverick

Answer 14

an unorthodox or independent minded person

Question 15

mesmerize

Answer 15

hypnotize someone

Question 16

morphine

Answer 16

an analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain

Question 17

narcissist

Answer 17

a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish

Question 18

pompadour

Answer 18

hair swept up over the forehead

Question 19

pyrrhic

Answer 19

won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor

Question 20

quixotic

Answer 20

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

Question 21

ritzy

Answer 21

high quality, superiority

Question 22

sadistic

Answer 22

deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others

Question 23

tarmac

Answer 23

material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas

Question 24

zany

Answer 24

amusingly unconventional; eccentric