Words I Don’t Know 6

Question 1

Copacetic

Answer 1

Adj, in excellent order

Ex: I left my room copacetic and clean so I would have a relaxing environment to return to.

Question 2

Abrogate

Answer 2

Verb, to repeal or do away with a law, or to evade a duty
Ex: The constant abrogation of the expectations of their voters by democrat officials allowed republicans to abrogate Roe v Wade.

Question 3

Perdition

Answer 3

From Christian theology, a state of eternal punishment and Damnation a sinful and unrepentant soul goes to after death.
Ex: As the zoom meeting dragged on, I wondered if perdition was really worse.

Question 4

Adroit

Answer 4

Adj, skilled or clever at using his hands.

Ex: “Why Mr. Pianist, let’s see how adroit those fingers really are ;)” she said, whorishly.

Question 5

Bravura (bruh-view-ruh)

Answer 5

Noun, great technical skill and brilliance in a performance or activity. Or display of great daring.
Ex: I demonstrated great bravura during my piano recital.

Question 6

Ecclesiastical

Answer 6

Adj, relating to the church or clergy.

Ex: His commitment to scientific dogma bordered on ecclesiastical.

Question 7

Eschew

Answer 7

Verb, deliberately avoid using, abstain from

Ex: I eschewed alcohol this friday after my overly permissive previous weekend.

Question 8

Edifice

Answer 8

Noun
1) a building, especially a large imposing one
Ex: My knees trembling, I approached the edifice where I would be defending my thesis.
2) a complex system of beliefs
Ex: Skupdates expanded into an impenetrable edifice of health and beauty.

Question 9

Spavined

Answer 9

Adj, affected with swelling, old and decrepit.

Ex: My spavined, elderly cat couldn’t get on the bed anymore, so I had to build him stairs.

Question 10

Fulminate

Answer 10

Verb, to express vehement protest or explode violently like lightning.
Ex: Upon hearing the suggestion we cut funding for the public bus, I furiously fulminated against the idea.

Question 11

Cajole

Answer 11

Verb, to persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Ex: I tried to cajole the Chipotle employee into giving me more meat in my burrito.

Question 12

Idyll (pronounced like idle)

Answer 12

Noun, an extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque scene, especially something unsustainable or unrealistic/idealized
Ex: After I moved, I realized Eugene was an idyl place to live, especially compared to New Jersey.

Question 13

Fugazi

Answer 13

Noun, something fake or damaged beyond repair.

Ex: By the end of her life, Esther was more fugazi than Honda Civic.

Question 14

Piquant (peak-ant)

Answer 14

Adj, having a pleasantly sharp taste, or pleasantly stimulating to the mind.
Ex: Though I lost the match, the chess match was still pleasantly piquant.

Question 15

Portend

Answer 15

Verb, being a sign or warning of something bad or calamitous.
Ex: The rumbling in my stomach was a portend for the food poisoning toilet disaster that was soon to come.

Question 16

Vagary

Answer 16

Noun, a sudden, inexplicable change in a situation or someone’s behavior
Ex: Marge’s nighttime vagaries, from sleeping peacefully to sprinting around the house, always entertained the family.

Question 17

Thymos

Answer 17

A Greek word for “spiritedness,” and smoke, air, and breath. Kind of a manly virtue, righteous anger, etc

Question 18

Tellurian

Answer 18

Adj, of or inhabiting the Earth.

Ex: We must care for all tellurian life, regardless of how small or unimportant it may seem.

Question 19

Chthonic (thaw-nick)

Answer 19

Adj, of or relating to the underworld.

Ex: The cold, stinking air of New Jersey seemed to be chthonic in origin.

Question 20

Accoutrements

Answer 20

Noun, additional items of dress or tools/equipment, used for a specific activity
Ex: They didn’t help me bake any better, but I enjoyed putting on kitchen accoutrements like an apron and hat when I made cookies.