100 Words Book

Question 1

Baroque

Answer 1

Extravagant,complex,or bizarre, especially in ornamentation.

Question 2

Bona fide

Answer 2

1. Made or carried out in good faith; sincere. 2. Authentic; genuine.

Question 3

Boondoggle

Answer 3

An unnecessary or wasteful activity.

Question 4

Brogue

Answer 4

Be strong dialectal accent, especially a strong Irish or Scottish accent in English.

Question 5

Brusque

Answer 5

Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.

Question 6

Byzantine

Answer 6

Highly complicated; intricate and involved.

Question 7

Cacophony

Answer 7

Jarring, discordant sound.

Question 8

Capricious

Answer 8

Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.

Question 9

Carte blanche

Answer 9

Unrestricted power to act at one’s own discretion; unconditional authority.

Question 10

Caustic

Answer 10

Incisively critical or sarcastic; cutting.

Question 11

Cloying

Answer 11

Causing distaste or disgust because of an excess of something originally pleasant.

Question 12

Dichotomy

Answer 12

A division into two contrasting things or parts.

Question 13

Dilettante

Answer 13

1. A person with superficial interest in an artart or field of knowledge; a dabbler.
2. Superficial; amateurish.

Question 14

Élan

Answer 14

1. Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness. 2. Distinctive style or flair.

Question 15

Ennui

Answer 15

Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom.

Question 16

Equanimity

Answer 16

The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure.

Question 17

Equivocate

Answer 17

To use vague or ambiguous language in order to avoid committing oneself to a position or to deceive someone.

Question 18

Esoteric

Answer 18

Intended for or understood by only a restricted number of people.

Question 19

Fastidious

Answer 19

1. Possessing or displaying meticulous attention to detail. 2. Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, especially in matters of taste.

Question 20

Finagle

Answer 20

To obtain or chief something by cleverness or deviousness, especially in using words.

Question 21

Glib

Answer 21

1. Performed with natural, offhand ease. 2. Marked by ease and fluency of speech or writing that suggests or stems from insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness.

Question 22

Gregarious

Answer 22

Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable.

Question 23

Harbinger

Answer 23

Something that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.

Question 24

Hedonist

Answer 24

The person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure, especially the pleasures of the senses.

Question 25

Idiosyncratic

Answer 25

Peculiar to a specific individual or group.

Question 26

Idyllic

Answer 26

Tranquil, carefree, or picturesque.

Question 27

Avant-garde

Answer 27

The group that creates or promotes innovative or unconventional ideas in a given field, especially the arts.