Literary

Question 0

Corvine

Answer 0

Of or like a raven or a crow, especially in color.

Question 1

Concomitant

Answer 1

adjective
1.
naturally accompanying or associated.
“she loved travel, with all its concomitant worries”
synonyms: attendant, accompanying, associated, related, connected; More
noun
1.
a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.
“some of us look on pain and illness as concomitants of the stresses of living”

Question 2

Umbrage

Answer 2

1.
offense or annoyance.
“she took umbrage at his remarks”
synonyms: take offense, take exception, be aggrieved, be affronted, be annoyed, be angry, be indignant, be put out, be insulted, be hurt, be piqued, be resentful, be disgruntled, go into a huff, be miffed, have one’s nose put out of joint, chafe
“I would take umbrage at that if I thought you were serious”
2.
archaic
shade or shadow, especially as cast by trees.

Question 3

Febrile

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having or showing the symptoms of a fever.
“a febrile illness”
synonyms: feverish, hot, burning, flushed, sweating; informalhaving a temperature
“the febrile patients were given intravenous fluids”
having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy.
“a febrile imagination”

Question 4

Maudlin

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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.
“the drink made her maudlin”
synonyms: sentimental, emotional

Question 5

Shirker

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1. a person who evades work, duty, responsibility, etc.

Question 6

Ursine

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of, relating to, or resembling bears.

Question 7

Spoor

Answer 7

noun
1.
the track or scent of an animal.
“they searched around the hut for a spoor”
verb
1.
follow the track or scent of (an animal or person).
“taking the spear, he set off to spoor the man”

Question 8

Deliquesce

Answer 8

verb
(of organic matter) become liquid, typically during decomposition.
CHEMISTRY
(of a solid) become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air.

Question 9

Avuncular

Answer 9

adjective
1.
of or relating to an uncle.
2.
ANTHROPOLOGY
of or relating to the relationship between men and their siblings' children.

Question 10

Homiletic

Answer 10

adjective
1.
of the nature of or characteristic of a homily.
"homiletic literature"
noun
1.
the art of preaching or writing sermons.
"the teaching of homiletics"

Question 11

Moniker

Answer 11

Noun informal

a name.

Question 12

Domino

Answer 12

noun
1.
any of 28 small oblong pieces marked with 0–6 dots (pips) in each half.
2.
historical
a loose cloak, worn with a mask for the upper part of the face at masquerades.

Question 13

Intransigent

Answer 13

adjective
1.
unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
synonyms: uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, diehard, unshakable, unwavering, resolute, rigid, unaccommodating, uncooperative, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pigheaded, single-minded, iron-willed, stiff-necked
“the regime remained intransigent in its opposition to wider participation in the political process”
noun
1.
an intransigent person.

Question 14

Somnambulant

Answer 14

Adjective
1 :walking or having the habit of walking while asleep
2 :resembling or having the characteristics of a sleepwalker :sluggish

Question 15

Mercurial

Answer 15

adjective
1.
(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

Question 16

Milliner

Answer 16

noun

a person who makes or sells women’s hats.

Question 17

Insipid

Answer 17

adjective
lacking flavor.
“mugs of insipid coffee”
synonyms: tasteless, flavorless, bland, weak, wishy-washy; More
lacking vigor or interest.
“many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works”
synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, characterless, flat, uninteresting, lackluster, dull, drab, boring, dry, humdrum, ho-hum, monochrome, tedious, uneventful, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, pedestrian, trite, tired, hackneyed, stale, lame, wishy-washy, colorless, anemic, lifeless
“insipid pictures”

Question 18

Saccharine

Answer 18

: too sweet or sentimental : sweet or sentimental in a way that does not seem sincere or genuine

Question 19

Lorry

Answer 19

noun BRITISH

a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck.

Question 20

Simulacrum

Answer 20

1 :image, representation <a></a>

2 :an insubstantial form or semblance of something :trace</a>

Question 21

Susurration

Answer 21

noun

1. a soft murmur; whisper.

Question 22

Ubiquitous

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adjective
present, appearing, or found everywhere.
“his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family”
synonyms: omnipresent, ever-present, everywhere, all over the place, pervasive, universal, worldwide, global; More

Question 23

Anachronism

Answer 23

noun
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
“everything was as it would have appeared in centuries past apart from one anachronism, a bright yellow construction crane”
an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong.

Question 24

Wassail

Answer 24

verb gerund or present participle: wassailing 1. drink plentiful amounts of alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way. 2. go from house to house at Christmas singing carols. "here we go a-wassailing"

Question 25

Sartorial

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adjective of or relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress. "sartorial elegance"

Question 26

Expiate

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verb atone for (guilt or sin). "their sins must be expiated by sacrifice" synonyms: atone for, make amends for, make up for, do penance for, pay for, redress, redeem, offset, make good "the desire to expiate his sins"

Question 27

Chattel

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noun (in general use) a personal possession. LAW an item of property other than real estate.

Question 28

Paean

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noun a song of praise or triumph. a thing that expresses enthusiastic praise. "his books are paeans to combat" synonyms: song of praise, hymn, alleluia; More

Question 29

Patois

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noun the dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country. "the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding" synonyms: vernacular, (local) dialect, regional language; More the jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group. "the raunchy patois of inner-city kids"

Question 30

Baize

Answer 30

noun | a coarse, feltlike, woolen material that is typically green, used for covering billiard and card tables and for aprons.

Question 31

Hippodrome

Answer 31

An ancient Grecian stadium for horse racing and chariot racing.

Question 32

Cossack

Answer 32

noun 1. a member of a people of southern Russia and Ukraine, noted for their horsemanship and military skill. adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Cossacks.

Question 33

Solipsism

Answer 33

noun 1. Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist. 2. extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.

Question 34

Bruxism

Answer 34

noun | the involuntary or habitual grinding of the teeth, typically during sleep.

Question 35

Synecdoche

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noun a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).

Question 36

Parthenogenesis

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A type of asexual reproduction in which the offspring develops from unfertilized eggs. It is particularly common amongst arthropods and rotifers, can also be found in some species of fish, amphibians, birds, and reptiles, but not in mammals.

Question 37

Defunct

Answer 37

no longer existing or functioning.

Question 38

Seneschal

Answer 38

noun 1. historical the steward or major-domo of a medieval great house. 2. historical a governor or other administrative or judicial officer.

Question 39

Ennui

Answer 39

noun | a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

Question 40

Labile

Answer 40

``` adjective liable to change; easily altered. of or characterized by emotions that are easily aroused or freely expressed, and that tend to alter quickly and spontaneously; emotionally unstable. CHEMISTRY easily broken down or displaced. ```

Question 41

Albedo

Answer 41

noun ASTRONOMY | the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon.

Question 42

Revenant

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noun | a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead.

Question 43

Massif

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noun | a compact group of mountains, especially one that is separate from other groups.

Question 44

Antediluvian

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adjective of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood. "gigantic bones of antediluvian animals" ridiculously old-fashioned. "they maintain antediluvian sex-role stereotypes"

Question 45

Polymath

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noun | 1. a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.

Question 46

Malthusian

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adjective 1. of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.

Question 47

Nihilism

Answer 47

noun the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless. synonyms: skepticism, negativity, cynicism, pessimism; More PHILOSOPHY extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence. historical the doctrine of an extreme Russian revolutionary party circa 1900, which found nothing to approve of in the established social order.

Question 48

Erudite

Answer 48

adjective | having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Question 49

Dilettante

Answer 49

1. One who dabbles in an art or a field of knowledge. 2. Archaic A lover of the fine arts. adj. Superficial; amateurish.

Question 50

Polyploidy

Answer 50

to have multiple complete sets of genetic information.

Question 51

Demimonde

Answer 51

noun (in 19th-century France) the class of women considered to be of doubtful morality and social standing. a group of people considered to be on the fringes of respectable society. "the demimonde of arms deals"

Question 52

Roche limit

Answer 52

The minimum distance to which a large satellite can approach its primary body without being torn apart by tidal forces. If satellite and primary are of similar composition, the theoretical limit is about 2 1/2 times the radius of the larger body.

Question 53

Zeno's paradox (Achilles and the tortoise)

Answer 53

“And so you see, in each moment you must be catching up the distance between us, and yet I—at the same time—will be adding a new distance, however small, for you to catch up again.” “Indeed, it must be so,” said Achilles wearily. “And so you can never catch up,” the Tortoise concluded sympathetically. “You are right, as always,” said Achilles sadly—and conceded the race.

Question 54

Occam's Razor

Answer 54

The principle states that among competing hypotheses that predict equally well, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. The simplest answer is often correct.

Question 55

Nihilism

Answer 55

noun the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless. synonyms: skepticism, negativity, cynicism, pessimism; More PHILOSOPHY extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence. historical the doctrine of an extreme Russian revolutionary party circa 1900, which found nothing to approve of in the established social order.

Question 56

Sinecure

Answer 56

noun a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit. synonyms: easy job, cushy job, soft option;

Question 57

Sylph

Answer 57

A sylph is a lovely, slim young woman or girl. You could describe a row of graceful ballerinas as sylphs.

Question 58

Insouciance

Answer 58

noun casual lack of concern; indifference. "an impression of boyish insouciance" synonyms:

Question 59

Attrition

Answer 59

noun 1. the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure. "the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition" synonyms: wearing down, wearing away, weakening, debilitation, enfeebling, sapping, attenuation; gradual loss "the battle would result in further attrition of their already lame naval force" 2. (in scholastic theology) sorrow, but not contrition, for sin.

Question 60

Tawdry

Answer 60

``` adjective 1. showy but cheap and of poor quality. "tawdry jewelry" synonyms: ```