Words About Thinking and Speaking
People, Role, & Actions
Travel, Movement & Change
Mystery, Myth, and the Unknown
Tricky, Vague, & Questionable
100

This word means to think deeply or to meditate on something.

What is ruminate?

100

A worker who travels from job to job; often linked with manual labor.

What is a roustabout?

100

Happening regularly and predictably.

What is routinely?

100

Traditional stories involving supernatural beings or events.

What is mythology?

100

Unclear, uncertain, or not specific.

What is vague?

200

To give or communicate knowledge, wisdom, or information.

What is impart?

200

A scientist who studies Earth’s physical structure.

What is a geologist?

200

A distraction or something that turns attention away from the main focus.

What is a diversion?

200

Something holy, spiritually important, or deeply respected.

What is sacred?

200

Not firm or stable; shaky.

What is unsteady?


300

A speech or talk—often long and serious.

What is a lecture?

300

To carry out or perform an order or plan.

What is execute?

300

To cross over or pass through an area.

What is traverse?

300

A misleading trick designed to deceive.

What is a ruse?

300

Strange in a charming or unusual way.

What is quirky?


400

Relating to public speaking or giving speeches.

What is oratorical?

400

A promise or serious commitment often made formally.

What is a pledge?

400

Near the end or final stage; often associated with life or travel’s end.

What is terminal?

400

The end or downfall of something, often dramatic or final.

What is demise?

400

Having doubts about the truth or quality of something.

What is questionable?

500

A sudden realization or moment of clarity.

What is an epiphany?

500

To cause someone to act or respond urgently; to drive or push with force.

What is urgent?

500

To become less strict or severe; to give in after resisting.

What is relented?

500

A deep emotional longing or desire.

What is yearning?

500

Sticking out in an unwanted, noticeable, or intrusive way.

What is obtrusive?