Week 4 (Spanish & Italian Loan Words)

Question 1

Aficionado

Answer 1

Noun: a person dedicated to a particular hobby, interest, or pursuit

Question 2

Pronto

Answer 2

Adverb: quickly, immediately

Question 3

Incommunicado

Answer 3

Adjective: unable or unwilling to communicate

Question 4

Peccadillo

Answer 4

Noun: a small sin or infraction

Question 5

Desperado

Answer 5

Noun: a bold criminal, often violent

Question 6

A cappella

Answer 6

Adverb or adjective: without instrumental accompaniment

Question 7

Bravura

Answer 7

Noun or adjective: a: a brilliant style b: a display of brilliance or daring

Question 8

Staccato

Answer 8

Adjective: short, abrupt, disconnected (as in musical notes or writing style)

Question 9

Intermezzo

Answer 9

Noun: a: a movement coming between the major sections of an extended musical work (as an opera) b: an unusually brief interlude or diversion

Question 10

Paparazzi

Answer 10

Noun: freelance photographers who aggressively pursue celebrities for the purpose of taking candid photographs