This is the dinner-party magician who turns ordinary events into golden, unforgettable tales.
What is a Raconteur?
When you crush something thoroughly into pieces.
What is pulverize?
Interest, points, and problems all do this when they quietly pile up over time.
What is accrue?
This big-shot business leader doesn’t just climb ladders — they buy the building.
What is mogul?
Something that heals — not a magic spell, just genuinely good for you.
What is therepeutic?
The actor’s lonely speech — whispered to the audience like a secret confession — is this dramatic device.
What is soliloquy?
Anything powered by motion — whether planets spinning or sneakers sprinting — belongs to this energetic adjective.
What is kinetic?
A tiny amount — just enough to tease, not enough to satisfy.
What is modicum?
Three leaders sharing authority — like a ruling trio with matching pens.
What is triumvirate?
Something that heals — not a magic spell, just genuinely good for you.
What is mausoleum?
If you trace a word back through time like a linguistic archaeologist, you’re digging into this.
What is etymology?
When one strip trees bare, leaf by lonely leaf.
What is defoliate?
Muscles, skills, or enthusiasm that slowly weaken when neglected.
What is atrophy?
A devoted follower whose loyalty feels almost like a calling.
What is votary?
Unlucky to the point where the universe seems to be playing practical jokes.
What is hapless?
So overused it’s tired, stale, and begging for retirement — yet people still trot it out like it’s brand new.
What is hackneyed?
When something ripples like waves, it doesn’t march — it does this.
What is undulate?
Just beginning, still fragile — like the first spark of a big idea.
What is Incipient (nascent can count too)?
Someone who rolls their eyes at art, poetry, or culture — as if beauty were an inconvenience.
What is philistine?
Your home base, your nest, your address — even if it’s messy.
What is domicile?
You can have the deal…
the prize…
the shiny new privilege — but only if you agree to this tiny sentence lurking at the bottom, quietly saying:
“Sure — on one condition.”
What is provisio?
You’re talking, but your arms are stealing the show — swooping, chopping, circling — almost like interpretive dance.
What is gesticulate?
Excess... A LOT of something
What is surfeit?
Teeny-tiny
What is lilliputian?
Lush, green, alive — like a field that hums with photosynthesis.
What is verdant?