Part I

Question 1

ennui

Answer 1

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

Question 2

chanteuse

Answer 2

a female singer of popular songs, esp. in a nightclub

Question 3

languor

Answer 3

the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia; an oppressive stillness of the air

Question 4

lupine

Answer 4

flat on one’s back, face upward; weak, spineless, yielding

Question 5

treacly

Answer 5

cloying: overly sweet

Question 6

bespoke

Answer 6

indicate, be evidence of, be a sign of, denote, point to, testify to, evidence

Question 7

anomie

Answer 7

lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group

Question 8

perfidious

Answer 8

deceitful and untrustworthy

Question 9

Wabi Sabi

Answer 9

Japanese aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete

Question 10

comestible

Answer 10

an item of food

Question 11

insularity

Answer 11

ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience

Question 12

goombah

Answer 12

an associate or accomplice, esp. a senior member of a criminal gang

Question 13

dullard

Answer 13

a slow or stupid person

Question 14

pratfall

Answer 14

a fall onto one’s buttocks; a stupid and humiliating action

Question 15

insidious

Answer 15

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; treacherous; crafty

Question 16

libation

Answer 16

a drink poured out as an offering to a deity

Question 17

coterie

Answer 17

a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, esp. one that is exclusive of other people

Question 18

enigmatic

Answer 18

difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

Question 19

inchoate

Answer 19

just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary

Question 20

schadenfreude

Answer 20

pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune

Question 21

zeitgeist

Answer 21

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

Question 22

lupus

Answer 22

any of various diseases or conditions marked by inflammation of the skin

Question 23

doyenne

Answer 23

a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field

Question 24

mien

Answer 24

a person’s look or manner, esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

Question 25

tome

Answer 25

a book, esp. a large, heavy, scholarly one

Question 26

milquetoast

Answer 26

a person who is timid or submissive

Question 27

retrenchment

Answer 27

of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty

Question 28

locavore

Answer 28

a person whose diet consists only or principally of locally grown or produced food

Question 29

talismanic

Answer 29

an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck

Question 30

eppiplectic

Answer 30

overcome with anger; extremely indignant

Question 31

scuttle

Answer 31

run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps

Question 32

nom de guerre

Answer 32

an assumed name under which a person engages in combat or some other activity or enterprise

Question 33

fissile

Answer 33

able to undergo nuclear fission; easily split

Question 34

imprimatur

Answer 34

an official license by the Roman Catholic Church to print an ecclesiastical or religious book; a person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard

Question 35

rictus

Answer 35

a fixed grimace or grin

Question 36

ecclesiastical

Answer 36

of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy

Question 37

ectomorph

Answer 37

a person with a lean and delicate body build

Question 38

ape (v)

Answer 38

imitate the behavior or manner of (someone or something), esp. in an absurd or unthinking way

Question 39

ape (n)

Answer 39

an unintelligent or clumsy person

Question 40

Agogic

Answer 40

relating to or denoting an accent produced by lengthening the time value of a note

Question 41

Crenellate

Answer 41

provide (a wall of a building) with battlements

Question 42

Pall (n)

Answer 42

1. a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb | 2. a dark cloud or covering of smoke or dust

Question 43

Bailiwick

Answer 43

one's sphere of operations or particular area of interest: “you never give the presentations—that's my bailiwick.”

Question 44

Fusillade (n)

Answer 44

a series of shots fired or missiles thrown all at the same time or in quick succession

Question 45

Fatuous

Answer 45

silly and pointless: a fatuous comment

Question 46

Bifurcate (v)

Answer 46

divide into two branches or forks

Question 47

Recur

Answer 47

occur again, periodically, or repeatedly

Question 48

Pedagogy

Answer 48

the method and practice of teaching, esp. as an academic subject or theoretical concept

Question 49

Atavistic

Answer 49

relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral: “atavistic fears and instincts.”

Question 50

Enmesh

Answer 50

cause to become entangled in something