Week Twenty Seven Vocab

Question 0

remand

(tr v) - to send or order back; in law, to send back to jail or to a lower court

Answer 0

Synonyms: impound, constrain

Question 1

pièce de résistance

(noun) - the principle, featured dish of a meal; the principle event, incident, or item; an outstanding accomplishment

Answer 1

Synonyms: piece of resistance

Question 2

beatitude

(noun) - a state of perfect happiness or blessedness; a blessing

Answer 2

Synonyms: lightheartedness, jubilation

Question 3

bête noire

() - someone or something that one especially dislikes, dreads, or avoids

Answer 3

Synonyms: adversary, plague, bane

Question 4

bode

(tr v) - to be an omen of

Answer 4

Synonyms: bespeak, harbinger, portend