Words
relevant, pertinent
germane
extremely painful; causing suffering
torturous
to cause, produce
engender
winding; full of curves
tortuous
the lowest point
nadir
chief in importance, supreme, preeminent
capricious
unpredictable; fickle
ameliorate
to improve, to make or become better
mendacious
habitually dishonest
din
loud, confused noise; tumultuous clamor
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! What does "pumpernickel" (as in the kind of bagel) mean in German?
"Fart goblin" or "devil's farts."
aficionado
a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.
EXTREME JEOPARDY! What is the largest word in the English language. (Hint: it's not supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.)
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which refers to a type of lung disease caused by inhaling ash and dust expelled from a volcano.
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abeyance
suspended action
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! So you like math, huh? What is the word for the infinity sign?
lemniscate, which is Latin for "decorated with ribbons"
ubiquitous
seemingly everywhere at once
INSANE JEOPARDY! What word will look the same when it is turned upside down?
swims
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commonplace, trite, clichéd
banal
INSANE JEOPARDY! What is the name of a sentence that contains every letter in the English language?
A pangram. For example: "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
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euphemism
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
vicissitude
a change or variation in the course of something
ennui
profound, persistent boredom; existential malaise; spiritual crisis
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What is a "ghost-word?"
Ghost words are words that appear in dictionaries because of printing errors. For example, "dord" appeared in some dictionaries for eight years in the mid-20th century.
specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)
expressing much in few words
laconic