Challenge 1
Challenge 2
Challenge 3
Challenge 4
Challenge 5
100
to show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success
What is to exult in?
100
poetry written for a special occasion
What is occasional poetry?
100
to tear or make deep cuts in
What is to lacerate?
100
to alleviate, ease, moderate, temper, diminish
What is to palliate?
100
to hold out (something) to someone for acceptance; offer
What is to proffer?
200
extremely unpleasant; repulsive
What is odious?
200
the ending, reduction, or lessening of something
What is abatement?
200
to release (for example, a slave)
What is to manumit?
200
bitter, abusive language--give noun and adjective
What is vituperation? What is vituperous?
200
an excessive willingness to serve or please others
What is servility?
300
open to more than one interpretation--give adjective and verb
What is equivocal? What is to equivocate?
300
adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
What is an epithet?
300
item of property other than real estate
What is chattel?
300
patient self-control; restraint and tolerance--spell your answer
What is forbearance?
300
having or showing a tendency to be easily angered
What is irascible?
400
earnest reasoning with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstration
What is an expostulation?
400
mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
What is a euphemism?
400
idea that a group's characteristics are finite and inflexible for every member of that group--give noun and adjective
What is essentialism? What is essentialist?
400
squandering of money, energy, or resources
What is dissipation?
400
person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative
What is an emissary?
500
place, building, or receptacle where things are or may be stored
What is a repository?
500
done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed
What is impromptu?
500
a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse
What is malediction?
500
the interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types
What is miscegenation?
500
the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving
What is sophistry?
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