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This word, meaning "to trick," comes from the Old French "embellir," meaning "to make beautiful."

What is embellish?

200

This word, meaning to cancel or revoke, comes from the Latin "abrogare," meaning "to repeal."

What is abrogate?

200

This word, meaning the study of the universe, comes from the Greek "kosmos," meaning "order" or "world."

What is cosmology?

200

This eight-letter word for a feeling of uneasiness or sickness originally comes from the Latin word.

What is seasickness ?

200


 Which liquid's name comes from the Latin for "sour wine"?

What is Vinger

400

This word, meaning a grand or formal social gathering, comes from the French "bal," meaning "dance."

What is ball?

400

This word, meaning a brief summary, comes from the Latin "compendium," meaning "a saving" or "a collection."

What is compendium?

400

This word, meaning a large-scale event, comes from the Greek "pan," meaning "all," and "hodos," meaning "way."

  • What is panorama?
400

This word, meaning a strong desire or impulse, comes from the name of a nymph who was so beautiful that anyone who saw her fell in love with her, but she could only love herself.

 What is narcissism?

400

 This word, meaning "a strong liking or fondness," comes from the Latin "affectus," meaning "disposition" or "state of mind." 

What is "affection"?

600

This word, meaning a large, impressive building, comes from the French "château," meaning "castle."

  • What is château?
600

This word, meaning to destroy or erase completely, comes from the Latin "delere," meaning "to destroy."

What is delete?

600

This word, meaning the study of language, comes from the Greek "glossa," meaning "tongue" or "language."

What is glossology?

600

This word, meaning something inspiring awe and wonder, shares its origin with the Greek word for a monster with a hundred eyes, known for its ability to see everything.

 What is awesome? according

600
  • Clue: This word, meaning "a sudden, overwhelming rush," comes from the Old French word "bourrasque," which means "squall" or "gust." 


What is "blizzard"?

800

This word, meaning a style or design, comes from the French "mode," meaning "fashion."

What is mode?

800

This word, meaning to bring to an end, comes from the Latin "finis," meaning "end."

What is finish?

800

This word, meaning a short, pithy saying, comes from the Greek "gnome," meaning "thought" or "maxim."

What is gnome?

800

This word, describing a long, complicated journey, is named after a mythical hero known for his elaborate traps and labyrinthine structures.

What is a labyrinth

800

 This word, meaning "a person who behaves in a way that is not polite or normal," comes from the Greek word "barbaros," meaning "foreign" or "uncivilized."  

What is "barbarian"?

1000

This word, meaning a small group of people gathered for a social occasion, comes from the French "petit," meaning "small," and "comité," meaning "committee."

What is petit comité?

1000

This word, meaning to cause to be carried out or completed, comes from the Latin "exsequi," meaning "to carry out."

What is execute?

1000

This word, meaning a story or myth, comes from the Greek "mythos," meaning "story" or "tale."

What is myth?

1000

This word, meaning a small, enclosed area, comes from the Old English word for a "small enclosure,"

What is a ward

1000
  • This word, meaning "a state of confusion or disorder," comes from the French word "brouhaha," meaning "uproar" or "commotion." 

 What is "hubbub"?

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