Definitions
Anonymous Antonyms
Etymology
Parts of Speech
Potpourri
100
disease or disorder
What is malady?
100
immutable, invariable
What is protean?
100
ancient Greek poem relating the 10-year wanderings of a shrewd warrior after the Trojan War.
What is odyssey?
100
For his family, Grampa's one crazy idiosyncrasy of talking to much was hard to bare. What part of speech is "idiosyncrasy"?
What is a noun?
100
the sword Unferth gave to Beowulf
What is Hrunting?
200
personal peculiarity
What is idiosyncrasy?
200
complete success
What is fiasco?
200
Italian word for flask or bottle
What is fiasco?
200
Clearly, it still rankled that the wrong horse had been backed in 1938. What part of speech is "rankles"?
What is a verb?
200
Old English poetry, a metaphorical name, usually a compound, for something.
What is a kenning?
300
most essential part or quality
What is quintessence?
300
assuage, mollify
What is rankle?
300
Greek word for "eye."
What is rankle?
300
Living in New England, you become accustomed to the protean weather. What part of speech is "protean"?
What is an adjective?
300
Recording artist Rihanna was born here?
Where is Saint Michael, Barbados?
400
destroy or kill a large number
What is decimate?
400
lack of consideration for oneself or one's own interest; self-denial
What is narcissism?
400
immutable, invariable
What is protean?
400
Although many students succumbed to the stomach virus, St. Mark's athletes still did well during the Groton Games. What form of speech is "succumbed"?
What is a verb?
400
the largest state in the United States of America?
What is Alaska?
500
resting as a duty or obligation; required
What is incumbent?
500
withstand; forbear
What is succumb?
500
derived from the Latin "cumbere" ("lie down, occupy)
What is succumb?
500
The trip to California was an odyssey but ultimately worth it. What part of speech is "odyssey"?
What is a noun?
500
The antonym of the word 'synonym'?
What is antonym?