Super Easy
weak point
Achilles' heel
very loud
stentorian
adj. tending to make a person or thing seem lower or of less value; belittling; negative; discrediting
derogatory
Spartan
adj. severe, rigorous, disciplined
mnemonic
assisting memory
ability to make lucky discoveries by chance or accident
serendipity
random, unmethodical, aimless
desultory
n. exclusive or special right or privilege
perogative
gadfly
n. a person who continually annoys others
fathom
understand, figure out, penetrate the meaning of
ruler or person who holds a dominant position, especially a hereditary ruler like a king, queen, emperor, or sultan
monarch
n. small amount or portion, especially of money
pittance
n. speech or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning
bombast
homage
n. action showing respect and honor
impecunious
having little or no money; poor
social outcast
pariah
adj. ridiculous, obviously absurd, contrary to reason
preposterous
farce
n. ridiculous, light comedy; slapstick comedy; absurd thing; mockery
spurn
v. scornfully refuse or reject
hierarchy
person or things arranged in a graded series or rank
showy and cheap
tawdry
adj. gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death
macabre
macabre
adj. gruesome, horrible, causing fear, suggesting the horror of death
pedigree
n. ancestry or record of ancestry, line of descent
anarchy
absence of government or law; confusion, disorder