Definition
Part of Speech
Used in a sentence
Word
Synonym
100
Overly forward or bole
What is presumptuous
100
Morganatic-referring to a marriage between royalty and a commoner
What is an adjective
100
She owed the man a ____ , or 2 pennies, for his time
What is a pense
100
Shilling
What is a slang term for 12 pense coin
100
Bold
What is Presumptuous
200
Mocking: ridiculing
What is derisive
200
Inscrutable
What is an adjective
200
The gentleman was very ______ in his religion.
What is Pharisaic
200
Magnanimous
What is showing or suggesting nobility of feeling and generosity of mind
200
Coat of Arms
What is a scutcheon
300
A salaried position requiring little or no work
What is sinecure
300
Adding the ending of -ory makes this word an adjective
What is Conciliatory
300
Her novels for children are ______, and they are certainly moral.
What is Didactic
300
Pedantic
What is characterized by an ostentatious display of knowledge with an overemphasis on trivial details or formal rules.
300
Mocking
What is derisive
400
A widow's inheritance, payable only during her lifetime
What is a jointure
400
Tuppence
What is a noun
400
The election was full of _________ for one candidate.
What is repudiation
400
Bilious
What is bad-tempered; cross
400
Sanctimonious
What is pharisaic
500
A slab on which a column is placed
What is a plinth
500
Scutcheon
What is a noun
500
As punishment, the teacher sent the ________ teenager to the principal's office.
What is incorrigible
500
Deprecating
What is expressing disapproval of; belittling
500
Bad-tempered
What is bilious
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