March - Cherry Blossom Deck

Question 1

ambivalent

Answer 1

adjective
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, of two minds, undecided, torn, in a quandary, on the fence, hesitating, wavering, vacillating, equivocating, blowing/running hot and cold;
informal iffy

Question 2

iffy

Answer 2

adjective
informal
full of uncertainty; doubtful.
synonyms: uncertain, undecided, unsettled, unsure, unresolved, in doubt, dubious, ambivalent;
of doubtful quality or legality.
synonyms: dubious, doubtful, questionable, shaky; More

Question 3

prodigy

Answer 3

noun
a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.
synonyms: genius, mastermind, virtuoso, wunderkind, wonder child, boy wonder, girl wonder;
an impressive or outstanding example of a particular quality.
synonyms: model, classic example, paragon, paradigm, epitome, exemplar, archetype
an amazing or unusual thing, especially one out of the ordinary course of nature.

Question 4

omen

Answer 4

noun
an event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
prophetic significance.
synonyms: portent, sign, signal, token, forewarning, warning, danger sign, foreshadowing, prediction, forecast, prophecy, harbinger, augury, auspice, presage;

Question 5

prophetic

Answer 5

adjective

1. accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
   synonyms: prescient, predictive, far-seeing, prognostic, divinatory, sibylline, apocalyptic; rare vatic

Question 6

gloat

Answer 6

verb
1. contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
synonyms: delight, relish, take great pleasure, revel, rejoice, glory, exult, triumph, crow
noun informal
1.an act of gloating.

Question 7

lo and behold

Answer 7

used to present a new scene, situation, or turn of events, often with the suggestion that although surprising, it could in fact have been predicted.

Question 8

intuitive

Answer 8

adjective
using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
synonyms: instinctive, instinctual; More
(chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand.

Question 9

nuances

Answer 9

noun
plural noun: nuances
1. a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
synonyms: fine distinction, subtle difference;
verb
3rd person present: nuances
1. give nuances to.

Question 10

trait

Answer 10

noun
a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.
synonyms: characteristic, attribute, feature, quality, property; More
a genetically determined characteristic.

Question 11

synapse

Answer 11

noun
plural noun: synapses
a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.

Question 12

dendrite

Answer 12

noun
plural noun: dendrites
1.
PHYSIOLOGY
a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.
2.
a crystal or crystalline mass with a branching, treelike structure.