Vocabulary #2

Question 1

Bacchanal

Answer 1

a wild party, drunken carousel, a reveler or carouser

Question 2

Cupidity

Answer 2

excessive greed and desire, often for wealth

Question 3

Denouement

Answer 3

the “unknotting” or unraveling of the plot of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome or result of a chain of events

Question 4

Lampoon

Answer 4

ridicule with satire

Question 5

Mercurial

Answer 5

greatly variable or changeable

Question 6

Mnemonic

Answer 6

assisting memory, technique to improve memory

Question 7

Narcissism

Answer 7

extreme fondness of or self-absorption with oneself; self-centeredness

Question 8

Promethean

Answer 8

unusually creative and original; live-giving

Question 9

Baroque

Answer 9

referring to the elaborate artistic style of the 17th century

Question 10

Burlesque

Answer 10

a comedic form that makes people, actions, or literary works seem ridiculous

Question 11

Cynosure

Answer 11

a center of attention or attraction

Question 12

Draconian

Answer 12

extremely severe or harsh

Question 13

Ethereal

Answer 13

exceedingly delicate & lovely; heavenly, intangible as air itself

Question 14

Solon

Answer 14

an extremely intelligent lawgiver; a member of a legislative boys

Question 15

Saturnine

Answer 15

gloom & heavy of temperament; steady in nature, slow to change

Question 16

Stygian

Answer 16

forbiddingly dark and gloomy

Question 17

Nemesis

Answer 17

a relentless pursue of evildoers; an opponent who usually wins

Question 18

Saga

Answer 18

a lengthy prose story or account including all the details

Question 19

Farcical

Answer 19

broadly or extravagantly humorous