Defintions
something that settles a matter; a decisive blow or an answer
social service/soft-pedal
sockdolager or sockdologer
gardyloo
used in Edinburgh as a warning cry when it was customary to throw slops from the windows into the streets
Antonym for discomit
calm, comfort, relieve
ululant
having a howling sound
Which sentence is using the word correctly?
A. "My quiet office meeting was interrupted by a loud borborygmus because I skipped breakfast."
B. "There was a huge borborygmus in the grocery store parking lot over a parking space."
A. "My quiet office meeting was interrupted by a loud borborygmus because I skipped breakfast."
A rumbling or gurgling noise made by gas moving in your intestines or stomach.
a silly flighty person
flaw/flirt
Flibbertigibbet
katzenjammer
Hangover; distress
Synonym for hoosegow
jail
a dancing mania
tapestried/ tat
tarantism
NO DICTIONARY/NO STEALS: Chose the correct word for the following definition. The unique sensation caused by being tickled.
A. Ballyhoo
B. Gargalesthesia
C. Fidpodge
B. Gargalesthesia
a lively discussion; argument, dispute
arene/arm-twisting
argy-bargy
buttinski
a person given to butting in; troublesome meddler
3 Antonyms for vainglory
diffidence, self-doubt, bashfulness, shy
bellyache
College Board/ colorway
collywobbles
NO DICTIONARIES/NO STEALS
Which is NOT a real word?
A. blatherskite
B. bumfuzzle
C. banawampus
banawampus
A. blatherskite: A person who talks at great length without making much sense.
B. bumfuzzle: To confuse, perplex, or fluster someone.
to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting
snap roll/snowshoe
snickersee
quidnunc
a person who seeks to know all the latest news; a gossip
3 Synonyms for hobnob
associate, consort, fratenize
nudnik
a person who is a bore
NO DICTIONARIES/NO STEALS
Which is the real definition of Absquatulate:
a. Completely crooked, askew, or diagonally out of alignment.
b. To abruptly packs up and run away.
c.A sudden state of nerves, anxiety, or fright.
B. Absquatulate: To abruptly pack up and run away.
in a left-handed, wrong or contrary direction
whole/wielder
widdershins
taradiddle
fib
3 Synonyms and 3 antonyms for fiddlesticks
synonym: nonsense, bunk clap trap, folly, foolishness
antonym: rationality, reasonabitiy, commonsense, wisdom
brouhaha
hubub, uproar
Which is the real word and definition?
A. Petrichor: The pleasant, earthy smell in the air after rain falls on dry soil.
B. Apricate:The act of stretching and yawning at the same time, especially right after you wake up.
C: Pandiculation: To bask or relax in the sunshine.
A. Petrichor: The pleasant, earthy smell in the air after rain falls on dry soil.
Apricate: To bask or relax in the sunshine.
Pandiculation: The act of stretching and yawning at the same time, especially right after you wake up.