Week 3: Word Alchemy

Question 1

Hysteric

Answer 1

A wildly emotional and exaggerating reaction; uncontrolled behavior or crying, usually caused by extreme fear or sadness

Question 2

Sojourn

Answer 2

Stay somewhere temporarily

Question 3

Anon

Answer 3

Soon; shortly

Question 4

Virtue

Answer 4

moral excellence, the essence of which is self-sacrifice, which is also the essence of good works; behavior showing high moral standards

Question 5

Stifling

Answer 5

Very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; making one feel constrained or oppressed; suffocating

Question 6

Candor

Answer 6

The quality of being open and honest; frankness; honestly

Question 7

Adept

Answer 7

Very skilled or proficient at something; expert; skilled

Question 8

Gratify

Answer 8

Give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction; please; gladden

Question 9

Frivolity

Answer 9

Lack of seriousness

Question 10

Obstinate

Answer 10

Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course or action despite attempts to persuade one to do so; stubborn; headstrong