Words of the Week

Question 1

abscond

Answer 1

to leave in a sudden and secret matter

Question 2

archaic

Answer 2

very old or old-fashioned

Question 3

baader Meinhof phenomenon

Answer 3

learning something new and then hearing it later

Question 4

cacophony

Answer 4

a harsh mixture of sounds

Question 5

carte blanche

Answer 5

having complete freedom to do as one wishes

Question 6

debunk

Answer 6

to expose the falseness of an idea of belief

Question 7

docile

Answer 7

easily taught or trained

Question 8

eclectic

Answer 8

made up of styles or ideas from many different sources

Question 9

egregious

Answer 9

extremely bad; shocking

Question 10

en route

Answer 10

on the way

Question 11

euphemism

Answer 11

nice way of saying a harsh or mean word

Question 12

faux pas

Answer 12

embarrassing action in public

Question 13

gregarious

Answer 13

fond of company; sociable

Question 14

infinitesimal

Answer 14

very small; microscopic

Question 15

magnanimous

Answer 15

very generous or forgiving

Question 16

mellifluous

Answer 16

very sweet or smoothly flowing

Question 17

mundane

Answer 17

lacking interest or excitement; dull

Question 18

non-sequitur

Answer 18

a statement that does not logically follow the previous statement

Question 19

obsequious

Answer 19

obedient or attentive to an excessive degree

Question 20

pariah

Answer 20

a social outcast

Question 21

pejorative

Answer 21

expressing disapproval or contempt

Question 22

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Answer 22

a word meant to be a very long version of saying lung disease

Question 23

quagmire

Answer 23

complex or hazardous situation

Question 24

quintessential

Answer 24

serving as the perfect example of something or someone