What's the Word?
Definition: (adjective) Serving as a warning.
What is "cautionary"?
Use the word "misnomer" in a sentence.
Misnomer (noun): a false, or incorrect, name for something.
Synonyms: gust, breeze
Antonyms: hurricane, still
What is "zephyr"?
What is the part of speech of "quixotic"?
(adjective) Romantic & idealistic, but impractical.
+50 points if you can give a NOUN that fits with quixotic.
Why might a magnate make the decision to liquidate the vestiges of a company?
To make money off of the remaining parts of a company.
Definition: (verb) to convert assets into cash. OR to get rid of / destroy something.
What is "liquidate"?
Use the word "vestige" in a sentence.
Vestige (noun) - a trace, or remnant, of something that is gone, or disappearing.
Synonyms: obtain, bring upon
Antonyms: pay off, avoid
What is "incur"?
What is the part of speech of "vestige"?
(noun) a piece, or remnant, of something that is gone or disappearing.
+50 points if you can give a synonym of vestige.
Why would a gossamer fishing net be an inappropriate defense against the incursion of a flotilla?
Definition: (adjective) persistent in following a value or habit.
What is "tenacious"?
Use the word "constrain" in a sentence.
Constrain (verb) - To confine, inhibit, or hold back by force.
Synonyms: burdensome, oppressive
Antonyms: simple, easy
What is "onerous"?
What is the part of speech of "ignominious"?
(adjective) marked by, or deserving, shame or disgrace.
+50 points to give a NOUN that fits with ignominious.
A story that warns people against simple solutions to extreme problems.
Definition: (noun) an important, wealthy, person of business.
What is "magnate"?
Use the word "quixotic" in a sentence.
Quixotic (adjective) - Romantic and idealistic, but impractical.
Synonyms: shameful, disgraceful, embarrassing
Antonyms: glorious, prideful, respectable
What is "ignominious"?
What is the part of speech of "onerous"?
(adjective) burdensome, oppressive.
+50 points to give an example of a NOUN that would be onerous.
What might be the strategy of a teacher to deal with the tenacious pandemonium of a 7th grade class?
Something that a teacher could do to bring chaos under control.
Definition: (noun) a fleet of ships.
What is "flotilla"?
Use the word "pandemonium" in a sentence.
Pandemonium (noun) - a state, or place, of great confusion and uproar.
Synonyms: delicate, fragile, sheer
Antonym: sturdy, coarse, opaque
What is "gossamer"?
What is the part of speech of "pandemonium"?
(noun) a state of great confusion or uproar.
+50 points to give an adjective that would work with pandemonium.
If there were a village of elemental druids who named their village after a zephyr, what element would they study to have this village name be a misnomer?
Any element that isn't "air."