April, 2021

Question 1

What is “fanfare”?

Answer 1

a short ceremonial tune or flourish played on brass instruments, typically to introduce something or someone important.

OR

media attention or elaborate ceremony.

Question 2

What part of speech is “fanfare”?

Answer 2

noun

Question 3

What is “gorge”?

Answer 3

a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.

OR

eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food.

Question 4

What part of speech is “gorge”?

Answer 4

noun or verb

Question 5

What is “august”?

Answer 5

respected and impressive.

Question 6

What part of speech is “august”?

Answer 6

adjective

Question 7

What is “buffoon”?

Answer 7

a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown.

Question 8

What part of speech is “buffoon”?

Answer 8

noun

Question 9

What is “violate”?

Answer 9

break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement).

Question 10

What part of speech is “violate”?

Answer 10

verb

Question 11

What is “stodgy”?

Answer 11

dull and uninspired.

Question 12

What part of speech is “stodgy”?

Answer 12

adjective

Question 13

What is “glutton”?

Answer 13

an excessively greedy eater.

Question 14

What part of speech is “glutton”?

Answer 14

noun

Question 15

What is “oust”?

Answer 15

drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Question 16

What part of speech is “oust”?

Answer 16

verb

Question 17

What is “grandiose”?

Answer 17

impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.

Question 18

What part of speech is “grandiose”?

Answer 18

adjective

Question 19

What is “iota”?

Answer 19

an extremely small amount.

Question 20

What part of speech is “iota”?

Answer 20

noun

Question 21

What is “stuffy”?

Answer 21

(of a place) lacking fresh air or ventilation.

OR

1 : ill-natured, ill-humored. 2 : lacking in vitality or interest : stodgy, dull.

Question 22

What part of speech is “stuffy”?

Answer 22

adjective

Question 23

What is “knell”?

Answer 23

the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.

OR

(of a bell) ring solemnly, especially for a death or funeral.

OR

the idea that something bad has happened, knowing it might be the end of something

Question 24

What part of speech is “knell”?

Answer 24

noun or verb

Question 25

What is "merge"?

Answer 25

combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.

Question 26

What part of speech is "merge"?

Answer 26

verb

Question 27

What is "congenial"?

Answer 27

(of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own.

Question 28

What part of speech is "congenial"?

Answer 28

adjective

Question 29

What is "inkling"?

Answer 29

a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.

Question 30

What part of speech is "inkling"?

Answer 30

noun

Question 31

What is "trample"?

Answer 31

tread on and crush. OR an act or the sound of trampling.

Question 32

What part of speech is "trample"?

Answer 32

verb or noun

Question 33

What is "formal"?

Answer 33

done in accordance with rules of convention or etiquette; suitable for or constituting an official or important situation or occasion. OR officially sanctioned or recognized.

Question 34

What part of speech is "formal"?

Answer 34

adjective

Question 35

What is "melancholy"?

Answer 35

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. OR having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.

Question 36

What part of speech is "melancholy"?

Answer 36

noun or adjective

Question 37

What is "bungle"?

Answer 37

carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently. OR a task carried out in a clumsy or incompetent way.

Question 38

What part of speech is "bungle"?

Answer 38

verb or noun

Question 39

What is "outmoded"?

Answer 39

old-fashioned.

Question 40

What part of speech is "outmoded"?

Answer 40

adjective

Question 41

What is "elan"?

Answer 41

energy, style, and enthusiasm.

Question 42

What part of speech is "elan"?

Answer 42

noun

Question 43

What is "banish"?

Answer 43

send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment.

Question 44

What part of speech is "banish"?

Answer 44

verb

Question 45

What is "chic"?

Answer 45

elegantly and stylishly fashionable. OR stylishness and elegance, typically of a specified kind.

Question 46

What part of speech is "chic"?

Answer 46

adjective or noun

Question 47

What is "outcast"?

Answer 47

a person who has been rejected by society or a social group. OR rejected or cast out.

Question 48

What part of speech is "outcast"?

Answer 48

noun or adjective

Question 49

What is "coalesce"?

Answer 49

come together to form one mass or whole.

Question 50

What part of speech is "coalesce"?

Answer 50

verb