Words

Question 1

A person skilled in foreign languages.

Answer 1

linguist

Question 2

A state of confused and noisy disturbance.

Answer 2

commotion

Question 3

sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

Answer 3

circumnavigate

Question 4

overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

Answer 4

inundate

Question 5

a change in the form of a word

Answer 5

inflection

Question 6

the ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign’s consort.

Answer 6

coronation

Question 7

(of rocks or minerals) containing gold.

Answer 7

auriferous

Question 8

unable to read or write.

Answer 8

illiterate

Question 9

attempt to explain or justify

Answer 9

rationalize

Question 10

interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

Answer 10

symbiosis

Question 11

a difference in level or treatment

Answer 11

disparity

Question 12

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

Answer 12

commensurate

Question 13

bitterness or ill feeling.

Answer 13

acrimony

Question 14

representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Answer 14

quintessential

Question 15

a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.

Answer 15

sociopath

Question 16

egg-shaped

Answer 16

oviform

Question 17

impairment in the production of speech resulting from brain disease or damage.

Answer 17

dysphasia

Question 18

a mammal of the order

Answer 18

chiropteran

Question 19

a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.

Answer 19

phenomenon

Question 20

the study of the microscopic structure of tissues.

Answer 20

histology

Question 21

knowing or using several languages.

Answer 21

polyglot

Question 22

a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being.

Answer 22

epiphany

Question 23

the outer limits or edge of an area or object.

Answer 23

periphery

Question 24

a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject.

Answer 24

symposium

Question 25

a long bridge-like structure, typically a series of arches, carrying a road or railroad across a valley or other low ground.

Answer 25

viaduct