WEEK 6

Question 1

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Answer 1

Parody

Question 2

Apt to argue often in a petty manner.

Answer 2

Quarrelsome

Question 3

In a state of severe disrepair.

Answer 3

Ramshackle

Question 4

Treating situations in an indecent way, crude, or vulgar.

Answer 4

Salacious

Question 5

Torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable.

Answer 5

Tantalizing

Question 6

Offense or annoyance.

Answer 6

Umbrage

Question 7

An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior.

Answer 7

Vagary

Question 8

A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.

Answer 8

Warrant

Question 9

Young person with a well-paid job and a fashionable lifestyle.

Answer 9

Yuppie

Question 10

The study or practice of fermintation in brewing, winemaking, or distilling.

Answer 10

Zymurgy