Week 3

Question 1

Debacle

Answer 1

A sudden, shameful failure

Question 2

Détente

Answer 2

The easing of hostility or strained relations

Question 3

Echelon

Answer 3

A level or rank in an organization or profession

Question 4

Ennui

Answer 4

A feeling of disinterest and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement

Question 5

Avant-garde

Answer 5

New and unusual or experimental ideas

Question 6

Entrepreneur

Answer 6

A person who organizes and operates a business

Question 7

Pique

Answer 7

A feeling of irritation; or stimulate interest

Question 8

Rapport

Answer 8

A close and harmonious relationship

Question 9

Allege

Answer 9

Claim or assert that someone has done something wrong

Question 10

Epigram

Answer 10

A remark expressing an idea in a clever way

Question 11

Badinage

Answer 11

Humorous or witty conversation

Question 12

Garrulous

Answer 12

Excessively talkative

Question 13

Double entendre

Answer 13

A word or phrase open to two interpretations

Question 14

Gibber

Answer 14

Speak rapidly and unintelligibly; meaninglessly

Question 15

Inflection

Answer 15

Change in pitch or tone of voice

Question 16

Laconic

Answer 16

Using very few words

Question 17

Raconteur

Answer 17

A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way

Question 18

Riposte

Answer 18

A quick clever reply to an insult or criticism

Question 19

Tautology

Answer 19

Saying the same thing twice in different words

Question 20

Trite

Answer 20

Overused; lacking originality