French Words
Blasé means:
A. shining brightly as if on fire
B. unimpressed because of prior experience
C. marked conspicuously as belonging to someone
B. unimpressed because of prior experience
Slog means:
A. a difficult or tedious effort toward something
B. an invigorating drink, often shared
C. a mist or haze that obscures
A. a difficult or tedious effort toward something
What does it mean to hector?
A. to show off
B. to laugh loudly
C. to harass or bully
C. to harass or bully
A person described as a blunderbuss is:
A. easily angered
B. talkative
C. clumsy
C. clumsy
Frangible means:
A. able to be broken
B. able to be touched
C. able to be crumbled
A. able to be broken
Ennui is another word for:
A. spiritual enlightenment
B. boredom
C. enthusiasm
B. boredom
Brusque means:
A. abrupt, often in a rude way
B. invigorating or fresh
C. unpleasantly prickly
A. abrupt, often in a rude way
What does ritzy mean?
A. humorous
B. untrustworthy
C. fancy
C. fancy
Someone described as overweening is:
A. haughty
B. subservient
C. nosy
A. haughty
Dulcet means:
A. medicinal
B. soft
C. sweet
C. sweet
Debonair means:
A. newly emerging
B. situated behind
C. polished and charming
C. polished and charming
Moot means:
A. overly sentimental
B. unable to be heard or understood
C. lacking practical significance
C. lacking practical significance
A. nightmarishly bizarre
B. using flowery language
C. cruel and cutthroat
A. nightmarishly bizarre
Someone described as raffish is:
A. coarse and crude
B. poorly dressed
C. slow-witted
A. coarse and crude
Moribund means:
A. rigorously following the rules
B. paused temporarily
C. in a state of dying
C. in a state of dying
Froufrou means:
A. fussy details or excessive ornamentation
B. a confused medley of sounds or voices
C. flirtatious talk
A. fussy details or excessive ornamentation
What does it mean to grok?
A. to understand deeply
B. to eat greedily
C. to travel a long distance on foot
A. to understand deeply
Someone called a pollyanna is:
A. pathetically unskilled
B. overly optimistic
C. constantly gossiping
B. overly optimistic
Poltroon is another word for:
A. bully
B. underling
C. coward
C. coward
Fugacious means:
A. artificially created
B. lasting only a short time
C. flashing like lightning
B. lasting only a short time
Galère means:
A. a miscellaneous mixture
B. a rude or judgmental look
C. a group of people with a common interest
C. a group of people with a common interest
Tryst means:
A. technical skill or expertise
B. a secret meeting at an arranged location
C. a bribe used to coax someone
B. a secret meeting at an arranged location
A person called a lazar is:
A. known for skill in prediction or foresight
B. given to lying and manipulation
C. afflicted with a disease
C. afflicted with a disease
A quidnunc is someone who:
A. finds faults and raises petty complaints
B. gets all up in other people's business
C. is generally uninteresting
B. gets all up in other people's business
Retiary means:
A. relating to money
B. gathered together in a clump
C. intended to trap
C. intended to trap