Vocab 14-15

Question 0

Connoisseur

King of the sewer

Answer 0

(The king of the sewer is a connoisseur of garbage)

An expert in matters of art and taste. Noun.

Question 1

Artisan

Art in sand

Answer 1

(Little jimmy was a sand castle artisan)

A person skilled in a craft. Noun.

Question 2

Debacle

The buckle

Answer 2

(When the buckle broke hamlet became a debacle)

A sudden failure. Noun.

Question 3

Begat

Forget

Answer 3

(The old lady in the shoe begat so many kids she forgot who was who)
To create. Verb.

Question 4

Coterie

Answer 4

Groupies. Noun

Question 5

Chattel

Cattle

Answer 5

(Tex’s cattle were his chattel)

What you own, property or slaves. Noun

Question 6

Atrophy

Trophy

Answer 6

(Once a trophy champion, Jim’s muscles atrophied due to illness)
To wither away. Verb

Question 7

Asunder

Thunder

Answer 7

(The thunder tore them asunder)

In separate parts.

Question 8

Dissolution

Solution

Answer 8

(When they were unable to agrees so a dissolution was a solution)
The breaking up of an agreement. Noun

Question 9

Dromedary

Roaming dairy

Answer 9

(On the Arabian deserts, a mother dromedary is a roaming dairy)
A one humped camel. Noun

Question 10

Enrapture

Capture

Answer 10

(They’re enraptured when they captured them)

Thrilled.

Question 11

Exhume

Tomb

Answer 11

(He likes to exhume tombs)

To dig up from a grave. Verb

Question 12

Fester

Uncle fester

Answer 12

(Uncle fester likes to pick his scabs and watch them fester)

To ooze puss. Verb

Question 13

Harangue

Meringue

Answer 13

(The mayors harangue was met with meringue pies)

A lecture when you talk down to someone. Verb

Question 14

Insouciant

South sea ant

Answer 14

(The south sea ant are the most insouciant ants of all)

Relaxed. Adjective

Question 15

Marshal

Marshal

Answer 15

(The marshal marshaled the cowboys)

To gather people together. Verb

Question 16

Entomology

Apology

Answer 16

(An entomologist gives an apology)

The study of insects. Noun

Question 17

Fawn

Fawn

Answer 17

(The fawn is fawning)

To show affection. Verb

Question 18

Demagogue

Them dogs

Answer 18

(Them dogs hitler and Mussolini were demagogues)

To rule through using emotions. Noun

Question 19

Desiccate

This dry cake

Answer 19

(This dry cake has desiccated)

To dry out completely/dehydrate. Verb

Question 20

Menagerie

Lingerie

Answer 20

(A menagerie of lingerie)

A collection of animals. Noun

Question 21

Gossamer

Customers

Answer 21

(The spiders gossamer captured many unhappy customers)

A delicate fabric. Noun

Question 22

Lexicon

Mexican

Answer 22

(A Mexican reading his lexicon)

The vocabulary associated with something. Noun

Question 23

Fjord

Ford

Answer 23

(Ford in a fjord)

A long narrow inlet from the sea. Noun