Unit 3: People
Unit 4: Things
Unit 6: Ooh La La
Unit 1: Insults
Unit 2: Compliments
100
A dilettante is ingenuous or spurious?
spurious
100
Auspices
good omens
100
polygamous
having many mates or partners
100
insolent
not recognizing authority
100
pulchritudinous
beautfiul
200
A homunculus hits his head on the doorway or needs help reaching the projector buttons?
needs help
200
quagmire
a tricky situation or marshy ground
200
liaison
a secret meeting or a go-between
200
ignominious
unsophisticated; ignorant
200
je ne sais quoi
a certain positive quality
300
Mrs. Irey has ____ progeny.
zero
300
platitude
a simple statement stated as though its very profound
300
risque
too sexual for the situation
300
irascible
grumpy, argumentative, ready to fight
300
wherewithal
ability or skills
400
The people of the proletariat are rich, poor, or middle class?
middle class
400
coup d'etat
a group formed to overthrow whoever is in power
400
lothario
one who loves many women
400
pusillanimous
cowardly
400
affable
friendly; easily approachable
500
A philanthropist is pejorative, altruistic, or magnanimous
altruistic
500
quid pro quo
the act of doing favors for favors
500
burgeoning
just beginning
500
petulant
childish; sulky
500
formidable
hard to defeat or overcome