words of the day

Question 1

jawbone (verb)

Answer 1

to talk especially forcefully and persuasively

Question 2

bard (noun)

Answer 2

a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition.

Question 3

proletariat (noun)

Answer 3

workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism).

Question 4

unity (noun)

Answer 4

the state of being united or joined as a whole.

Question 5

solidarity (noun)

Answer 5

unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

Question 6

partition (noun, verb)

Answer 6

noun: the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts.
verb: divide into parts.

Question 7

gest (noun)

Answer 7

1 : a tale of adventures; especially : a romance in verse

2 : adventure, exploit

Question 8

evoke (verb)

Answer 8

1: bring or recall to the conscious mind.
2: invoke (a spirit or deity).

Question 9

renegade (noun)

Answer 9

1: a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
2: an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior

Question 10

gourmandplay (noun)

Answer 10

1 : one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking

2 : one who is heartily interested in good food and drink

Question 11

parse (verb)

Answer 11

1 a : to divide (a sentence) into grammatical parts and identify the parts and their relations to each other

b : to describe (a word) grammatically by stating the part of speech and explaining the inflection and syntactical relationships

2 : to examine in a minute way : analyze critically

3 : to give a grammatical description of a word or a group of words

4 : to admit of being parsed

Question 12

superfluous (adjective)

Answer 12

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Question 13

farrago (noun)

Answer 13

a confused mixture : hodgepodge

Question 14

sound (adjective)

Answer 14

1 a : free from injury or disease

b : free from flaw, defect, or decay

2 a : solid, firm

b : stable; also : secure, reliable

3 : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension

4 a : thorough

b : deep and undisturbed

c : hard, severe

5 : showing good judgment or sense

Question 15

prudence (noun)

Answer 15

1: the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason
2: sagacity or shrewdness in the management of affairs
3: skill and good judgment in the use of resources
4: caution or circumspection as to danger or risk

Question 16

Disposition (noun)

Answer 16

Quality of character, a habit, a state of readiness, or learned tendency to act in a specific way

Question 17

Ruddy (adjective)

Answer 17

1. Having a healthy reddish color
2. Red, reddish
3. Used as an intensive - British

Question 18

annuity (noun)

Answer 18

a fixed sum of money paid to someone each year, typically for the rest of their life.
“he left her an annuity of $1,000 in his will”
a form of insurance or investment entitling the investor to a series of annual sums.