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a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown.
What is Buffoon?
entirely lacking or free from.
What is Devoid?
intense and passionate feeling.
What is Fervor?
a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
What is enigma?
This classic 1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë follows an orphaned governess who overcomes hardship, finds love with the brooding Mr. Rochester, and asserts her independence in Victorian England.
belonging or relating to heaven.
What is celestial?
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
What is Fallacy?
make (something) clear; explain.
What is Elucidate?
(of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive.
What is flagrant?
In this novel by Franz Kafka, traveling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up to find he has turned into a giant insect, exploring themes of alienation and identity.
What is The Metamorphosis?
filled with bitter criticism or malice.
What is vitriolic?
showy but cheap and of poor quality.
What is Tawdry?
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.
What is Trepidation?
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
What is Juxtaposition?
In this John Irving novel, a boy with a wrecked voice and a strong sense of destiny believes he's God's instrument, changing the life of his best friend forever.
What is A Prayer for Owen Meany?
completely destroy (a building, town, or other site).
What is Raze?
humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
What is Levity?
a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
What is Caricature?
sparing in the use of words; abrupt.
What is Terse?
This Charles Dickens novel follows orphan Pip as he navigates love, ambition, and social class in England, all while benefiting from a mysterious benefactor.
What is Great Expectations?
to weaken someone or something, to deprive them of strength, vitality, or vigor
What is enervate?
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.
What is sycophant?
the appearance of being true or real.
What is verisimilitude?
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
What is colloquial?
In this dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, a technologically advanced society sacrifices individuality and emotion for stability, where citizens are conditioned from birth and pacified with a drug called soma.