WOD 1-20 (9/4/23 - 9/23/23)

Question 1

1. gauntlet

Answer 1

the reinforced glove worn with a suit of armor in the Middle Ages; any long, heavy glove worn to protect the hand, as well as to an open challenge to an argument, fight, competition

Question 2

2. ambiguous

Answer 2

to be understood in more than one way or to have more than one possible meaning.

Question 3

3. pareidolia

Answer 3

the tendency to perceive a specific and often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern

Question 4

4. disingenuous

Answer 4

things, such as speech or behavior, that give the false appearance of being honest or sincere

Question 5

5. redound

Answer 5

when paired with “to” means: to have a particular result; sometimes used a synonym of accrue and reflect

Question 6

6. bellweather

Answer 6

referring to someone or something that leads others or shows what will happen in the future–in other words, a trendsetter

Question 7

7. orotund

Answer 7

something–usually a voice–marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound; can also be used to mean pompous or bombastic

Question 8

8. injunction

Answer 8

an order from a court of law that says something must be done or must not be done

Question 9

9. fallible

Answer 9

capable of making mistakes or being wrong

Question 10

10. abstain

Answer 10

to choose to not do or have something; to choose not to vote

Question 11

11. harbinger

Answer 11

something that foreshadows, or gives an early indication of, something that will happen in the future

Question 12

12. demure

Answer 12

not attracting or demanding a lot of attention; quiet to polite; someone who puts on a show of false modesty

Question 13

13. mellifluous

Answer 13

describing things with a smooth, flowing sound; filled with something (such as honey) that sweetens

Question 14

14. shofar

Answer 14

the horn of an animal (usually a ram) blown as a trumpet by the ancient Hebrews in battle and during religious observances

Question 15

15. zenith

Answer 15

the strongest or most successful period of time for a person or thing

Question 16

16. pontificate

Answer 16

to speak or express an opinion about something in a pompous or dogmatic way

Question 17

17. churlish

Answer 17

irritable and rude

Question 18

18. regimen

Answer 18

a plan or set of rules about food, exercise, etc., defined to make someone become or stay healthy

Question 19

19. mesmerize

Answer 19

to hold the attention of someone entirely; to interest or amaze someone so much that nothing else is seen or noticed

Question 20

20. tenebrous

Answer 20

gloomy; dark, unlit places or things that are difficult to understand