Words

Question 1

Quixotic

Answer 1

Idealistic and unrealistic.

Question 2

Chutzpah

Answer 2

(Yiddish) Unbelievable gall.

Question 3

Blatherskite

Answer 3

A person who talks at great length without making much sense.

Question 4

Callipygian

Answer 4

Having shapely buttocks.

Question 5

Cerulean

Answer 5

Deep sky blue.

Question 6

Chad

Answer 6

A piece of waste paper produced by punching a hole.

Question 7

Degust

Answer 7

To taste food or drink carefully, so as to fully appreciate it,

Question 8

Ecdysiast

Answer 8

A striptease performance.

Question 9

Ensorcell

Answer 9

To enchant or fascinate someone.

Question 10

Eucatastrophe

Answer 10

A happy ending to a story.

Question 11

Futz

Answer 11

To waste time or busy oneself aimlessly.

Question 12

Hallux

Answer 12

The big toe.

Question 13

Hwyl

Answer 13

A stirring feeling of emotional motivation and energy which is associated with the Welsh people.

Question 14

Incunabula

Answer 14

Books published before 1501.

Question 15

Kylie

Answer 15

A boomerang.

Question 16

Lobola

Answer 16

Among southern African peoples, the money or cattle given by a bridegroom’s family to the bride’s family.

Question 17

Monorchid

Answer 17

Having only one testicle.

Question 18

Mumpismus

Answer 18

A traditional custom or notion that is adhered to although it has been shown to be unreasonable.

Question 19

Nacarat

Answer 19

A bright red-orange colour.

Question 20

Natation

Answer 20

Swimming.

Question 21

Noyade

Answer 21

An execution carried out by drowning

Question 22

Paraph

Answer 22

A flourish after a signature.

Question 23

Plew

Answer 23

Beaver Skin

Question 24

Pollex

Answer 24

The tumb.

Question 25

Spaghettification

Answer 25

The process by which (in some theories) an object would be stretched and ripped apart by gravitational forces on falling into a black hole.

Question 26

Thalassic

Answer 26

Relating to the sea.

Question 27

Thaumatrope

Answer 27

A scientific toy devised in the 19th century. It consisted of a disc with a different picture on each of its two sides: when the disc was rotated rapidly about a diameter, these pictures appeared to combine into one image.

Question 28

Triskaidekaphobia

Answer 28

Extreme superstition about the number thirteen.

Question 29

Zorro

Answer 29

A south american type of fox.

Question 30

Noisome

Answer 30

Having an offensive smell.

Question 31

Pulchritude

Answer 31

Beauty

Question 32

Youthquake

Answer 32

OED 2017 WOTY a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people.