Vocabulary Words

Question 0

Pococurante (adj.)

POH-koh-kyoo-RAN-tee

Answer 0

Indifferent; nonchalant

Question 1

Imbricate (adj.)

Answer 1

Lying lapped over each other in regular order

Question 2

Saponaceous (adj.)

Sap-uh-NAY-shus

Answer 2

Resembling or having the qualities of soap

Question 3

Abecedarian (adj.)

Ay-bee-see-DAIR-ee-un

Answer 3

1: Of or relating to the alphabet;
2: Alphabetically arranged;
3: Rudimentary

Question 4

Endemic (adj.)

en-DEM-ik

Answer 4

1: Characteristic if or prevalent in a particular field, area or environment;
2: Restricted or peculiar to a locality or region.

Question 5

Toady (noun)

TOH-dee

Answer 5

One who flatters on hopes if gaining favor

Question 6

Coax (verb)

KOHKS

Answer 6

1: To influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering: Wheedle;
2: To draw, gain or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery;
3: To manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity.

Question 7

Plastron (noun)

PLASS-trun

Answer 7

1a: A metal breastplate formerly worn by the hauberk;
1b: A quilted pad worn in fencing practice to protect the chest, waist, and the side on which the weapon in held;
2: The ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle;
3a: A trimming like a bib for a woman’s dress;
3b: A man’s separate or detachable shirtfront.

Question 8

Fraught (adj.)

FRAWT

Answer 8

1: Full of or accompanied by something specified - used with “with”;
2: Causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension: uneasy.

Question 9

Behest (noun)

bih-HEST

Answer 9

1: An authoritative order: Command;
2: An urgent prompting.

Question 10

Rudimentary (adj.)

ROO-duh-men-tear-e

Answer 10

Involving or limited to basing principles.

Question 11

Hoopla (noun)

HOO-plah

Answer 11

1: Excited commotion: To-do;
2: Exaggerated or sensational promotion or publicity

Question 12

Ostentatious (adj.)

ah-stun-TAY-shus

Answer 12

Marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display

Question 13

Gaffer (noun)

GAF-er

Answer 13

1: An old man — compare gammer
2a: Foreman, overseer — British
2b: Employer
3: A head glassblower
4: A lighting electrician on a motion-picture or television set

Question 14

Chinoiserie (noun)

sheen-wah-zuh-REE

Answer 14

A style in art (as in decoration) reflecting Chinese qualities or motifs; also : an object or decoration in this style

Question 15

Wangle (verb)

WANG-gul

Answer 15

1: To resort to trickery or devious methods
2: To adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends
3: To make or get by devious means: finagle

Question 16

Belfry (noun)

BEL-free

Answer 16

1: A bell tower; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure
2: A room or framework for enclosing a bell
3: head

Question 17

Jilt (verb)

JILT

Answer 17

To drop (someone, such as a lover) capriciously or unfeelingly

Question 18

Acephalous (adj.)

ay-SEF-uh-lus

Answer 18

1: Lacking a hear or having the dead reduced;
2: Lacking a governing head or chief.

Question 19

Pratfall (noun)

PRAT-fawl

Answer 19

1: A fall on the buttocks;
2: A humiliating mishap or blunder.

Question 20

Jaunty (adj.)

JAWN-tee

Answer 20

Sprightly in manner or appearance; lively

Question 21

Melancholia (noun)

Mel-un-KOH-lee-uh

Answer 21

A mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaints and often hallucinations and delusions; broadly: A feeling of sadness and depression

Question 22

Zany (noun)

ZAY-nee

Answer 22

1: A subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimic ludicrously and tricks of the principal;
2: One who acts the buffoon to amuse others;
3: A foolish, eccentric or crazy person

Question 23

Ubiquitous (adj.)

yoo-BIK-wuh-tus

Answer 23

Existing or being everywhere at the same time: Constantly encountered: widespread

Question 24

ostentatious (adj.)

as-stun-TAY-shus

Answer 24

Marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display

Question 25

Gaffer (noun)

GAF-er

Answer 25

1: An old man: gammer

2A: Foreman, overseer (British)

2B: Employer

3: A head glassblower
4: A lighting electrician on a motion-picture or television set

Question 26

Chinoiserie (noun)

sheen-wah-zuh-REE

Answer 26

A style in art (decoration) reflecting Chinese qualities or motifs: An object or decoration in this style.