Drama Queens and Chill Kings
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Saints, Icons, and Oddballs
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Mind Gym
100

I never flinch, never freak — not even in a storm. I’m ice in human form. Who am I?

Who is a stoic?

100

I sneak a lie under the table and call it “strategy.”

What is Subterfuge?

100

I’m a symbol, an image, a face that stands for something bigger.

What is icon?

100

I dig myself deep, cozy, and hidden — like a secret in a burrow.

What is ensconce? 

100

I’m all about what works — beauty can wait, practicality first.

What is utilitarian?

200

I throw my hands when I talk, and my words dance with them.

What is gesticulate?

200

I hesitate like a seesaw, never choosing, always wobbling.

What is vacillate? 

200

I’m honesty personified — integrity in human form.

What is probity?

200

I charge in and loot the place — a barbarian’s payday.

What is pillage?

200

I ooze confidence or calm — whatever’s in me, you can feel it.

What is exude?

300

I act like life’s a stage, tears and all, even when it’s not.

What is histrionic?

300

I quietly give in — no fight, just a sigh and a nod.

What is acquiesce?

300

You’re not sure if my story’s real or made up — I’m a myth in disguise.

What is apocryphal? 

300

I collect interest or attention over time — slow growth, steady gain.

What is accrue?

300

I’m the power that makes something work — the proof in the potion.

What is efficacy?

400

I’m glowing with energy and color — I make the room buzz.

What is Vibrant?

400

My plans backfire — the universe hits reply all.

What is repercussion?

400

I’m careful, cautious, never reckless — I check the map twice.

What is circumspect?

400

I throw others off their rhythm — I shake up the calm.

What is disconcert?

400

I’m healing — for the body, the soul, or the mind.

What is therapeutic? 

500

I burn with belief, eager and intense — maybe a little too eager.

What is Zealous?

500

I slip myself into your argument like a comma — interrupting just enough to be noticed.

What is interpose?

500

I’m unlucky, the universe’s punchline, a magnet for misfortune.

What is hapless?

500

I lean toward something naturally — my habits pull me that way.

What is propensity?

500

My thoughts drift like clouds — a waking dream.

What is reverie?

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