January, 2022

Question 1

don’t give me any of your lip

Answer 1

Don’t sass me

Question 2

pabulum

Answer 2

bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment, etc.

Einheitsbrei

Question 3

insipid

Answer 3

tasteless, bland, lacking vigour or interest

Question 4

there is a fine line between x and y, and after I was caught crossing it I did so and so

Answer 4

good sentence template from david sedaris

Question 5

dipsomania

Answer 5

alcoholism

Question 6

vestige

Answer 6

A trace/remnant of something that’s about to disappear or doesn’t exist

Question 7

funicalar

Answer 7

Cable railway cart on a steep slope

Question 8

vignette

Answer 8

noun
1.
a brief evocative description, account, or episode.
“a classic vignette of embassy life”
2.
a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border.
verb
portray (someone) in the style of a vignette.

Question 9

snafu

Answer 9

noun
a confused or chaotic state; a mess.
"an enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus"
adjective
in utter confusion or chaos.
"our refrigeration plant is snafu"
verb
throw (a situation) into chaos.
"you ignored his orders and snafued everything"

Question 10

Loquacious

Answer 10

Verbose

Question 11

zeal

Answer 11

élan

a strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something

Question 12

asepsis

Answer 12

The state of being free of pathogenic microorganisms.

Question 13

decorum

Answer 13

Appropriateness of behaviour or conduct; propriety.
The conventions or requirements of polite behaviour.
The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.