WOD 21-40 (9/28-10/17)

Question 1

1. kerfuffle

Answer 1

a disturbance or fuss typically caused by a dispute or conflict

Question 2

2. ritzy

Answer 2

fancy or stylish in ways that one might consider impressive or showy

Question 3

3. proselytize

Answer 3

to try to persuade people to join a religious cause, group

Question 4

4. critique

Answer 4

a careful judgement in which you give your opinion about the good and bad parts of something

Question 5

5. emblazon

Answer 5

to decorate the surface of something, usually with a name, slogan picture

Question 6

6. languid

Answer 6

showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity

Question 7

7. onus

Answer 7

a responsibility, obligation, or burden

Question 8

8. atone

Answer 8

to make amends; to provide or serve as reparation or compensation

Question 9

9. gargantuan

Answer 9

very large in size or amount

Question 10

10. proffer

Answer 10

to present (something) for acceptance

Question 11

11. spiel

Answer 11

a fast speech—often one that has been rehearsed or given before—that is usually intended to get someone to buy something or to agree to something

Question 12

12. avuncular

Answer 12

kind of friendly like an uncle

Question 13

13. bombinate

Answer 13

to make a sustained murmuring similar to a buzz or drone

Question 14

14. mnemonic

Answer 14

assisting or intended to assist memory; technique for improving one’s memory

Question 15

15. rabble

Answer 15

a large group of people who could become violent; a great mass or regular people as contrasted with the elite

Question 16

16. decorous

Answer 16

marked by propriety and good taste; correct

Question 17

17. transmogrify

Answer 17

to change something significantly, often with humorous or jarring effect

Question 18

18. cadence

Answer 18

referring to various rhythmic or repeated motions, activities, or pattern of sound, or an inflection of the voice

Question 19

19. frenetic

Answer 19

marked by excitement, disorder, or anxiety-driven activity; frantic

Question 20

20. hyperbole

Answer 20

extreme exaggeration; describing something as much better or worse than it really is.