Nouns
The technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose
What is an apparatus
Emitting light as a result of being heated.
What is incandescence?
To argue about, deny the truth of
What is controvert
A drug that comes from poppy seeds.
What is opium
Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
What is pretentious
The ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility.
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
What is indolent
To present and explain (a theory or idea) systematically and in detail.
What is expound
Fear of the unknown typically used for strangers and/or foreigners
What is xenophobia?
Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
What is flamboyance
Things that restrict movement or action
What are trammels
Showing or having skill, especially with the hands.
What is dexterous
To charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
What is beguile
A term referring to a political movement in 19th century Britain that sought to separate church and state. In this case, political movement wanted to disestablish the Church of England as the official state church of England, Ireland and Wales.
Hint: It's a really long, but oddly spellable word
What is antidisestablishmentarianism?
Ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
What is opulence?
A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
What is an anachronism
In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect
What is dilapidated
Use dramatic gestures to emphasize one's words
What is gesticulate
What is gerrymandering
Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
What is ostentatious?
An adherent of the modern system of botany and zoology developed by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus.
What is Linnaean
Shaped like a bow; curved.
What is arcuate
To accept something reluctantly but without protest.
What is acquiesce
a·kwee·es
Hint: One of the longest words in the english language
What is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.