SMART Words

Question 1

Displaying unusually early development or maturity.

Answer 1

Precocious

Question 2

A show of bravery or defiance.

Answer 2

Bravado

Question 3

A social blunder.

Answer 3

Faux pas

Question 4

Jarring, discordant sound.

Answer 4

Cacophony

Question 5

An ideal condition of harmony, stability, or joy.

Answer 5

Nirvana

Question 6

One who is excessively preoccupied with oneself; an extremely self-centered person.

Answer 6

Narcissist

Question 7

Excessively sentimental.

Answer 7

Maudlin

Question 8

Lively and exceptionally intelligent; animated.

Answer 8

Scintillating

Question 9

A general sense of unease.

Answer 9

Malaise

Question 10

A long, very angry speech, usually of a critical nature.

Answer 10

Tirade

Question 11

To move gently and smoothly through the air.

Answer 11

Waft

Question 12

Passionately devoted to a cause, ideal or goal.

Answer 12

Zealous

Question 13

Discontinued of irritable.

Answer 13

Peevish

Question 14

An unnecessary or wasteful activity.

Answer 14

Boondoggle

Question 15

A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.

Answer 15

Panacea

Question 16

Displaying careful attention to details.

Answer 16

Fastidious

Question 17

To exclude from a group.

Answer 17

Ostracize

Question 18

Extremely critical or sarcastic; cutting.

Answer 18

Caustic

Question 19

Showiness meant to impress others.

Answer 19

Ostentatious

Question 20

A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.

Answer 20

Angst

Question 21

An expression of approval; special acknowledgement or award.

Answer 21

Accolade

Question 22

Exceptional personal magnetism or charm.

Answer 22

Charisma

Question 23

Causing distaste or disgust because of an excess of something originally pleasant.

Answer 23

Cloying

Question 24

Performed with ease and fluency of speech or writing that suggests insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness.

Answer 24

Glib

Question 25

Bitter, sharp hostility, especially in speech.

Answer 25

Acrimony

Question 26

Being in loose disarray; disordered, untidy.

Answer 26

Disheveled

Question 27

Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; blunt.

Answer 27

Brusque

Question 28

Someone or something that deviates from the norm; stands out.

Answer 28

Anomaly

Question 29

Subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.

Answer 29

Capricious

Question 30

To use vague or ambiguous language in order to avoid commitment or deceive anyone.

Answer 30

Equivocate

Question 31

Understood by only a restricted number of people.

Answer 31

Esoteric

Question 32

To obtain something by being clever or devious.

Answer 32

Finagle

Question 33

Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable.

Answer 33

Gregarious

Question 34

An opinion or teaching that clashes with established beliefs or opinions.

Answer 34

Heresy

Question 35

Tranquil, carefree, or picturesque.

Answer 35

Idyllic

Question 36

Lack of good taste or consideration for the feelings or others; tactless; improper.

Answer 36

Indelicate

Question 37

Doing harm in a subtle manner.

Answer 37

Insidious

Question 38

Word or phrase that is expressed repeatedly to reaffirm an idea or to motivate someone.

Answer 38

Mantra

Question 39

A name wrongly applied to a person or object.

Answer 39

Misnomer

Question 40

A statement contradicts itself; a person or thing that is contradictory or has conflicting aspects.

Answer 40

Paradox