| Question |
Answer |
| coup de grace |
puts something out of misery |
| de trop |
out of place/not wanted |
| double-entendre |
a word/phrase that has two meanings, one being indelicate |
| en rapport |
perfect meeting of minds, no friction |
| esprit de corps |
feeling of pride, cooperative spirit shared by members of a group |
| par excellence |
better than others of the same kind |
| qui vive |
alive and alert to all that's going on |
| potpourri |
an arrangement of things/ an assortment |
| faux pas |
an embarrassing mistake |
| savior-faire |
perfectly poised/sophisticated |
| rusticate |
spend time in the country |
| procrastinate |
to delay |
| deprecate |
to show disapproval |
| ostracize |
to exclude from social priveledges |
| scintillate |
bright and witty |
| panacea |
cure all |
| vindictive |
revengeful |
| maudlin |
tearfully sentimental |
| misogynist |
woman hater |
| vitriolic |
caustic |
| epicureanism |
pleasure is the ultimate good |
| chauvinism |
my country/religion/city is superior to all others |
| agnosticism |
nobody knows whether there is a God or not |
| anthropologist |
study of mankind |
| geologist |
study of rocks |
| entomologist |
study of insects |
| ethnologist |
study of races |
| etymologist |
study of derivation of words |
| philologist |
study of language |
| expiate |
atone for |
| mulct |
cheat |
| importune |
beg |
| facilitate |
make easier |
| emulate |
immitate |
| patronize |
cater to with condensation |
| monos |
one |
| graphein |
write |
| theos |
god |
| bis |
two |
| tri |
three |
| pyromania |
fire |
| claustrophobia |
fear of closed spaces |
| somnambulism |
sleep walking |
| oedipus complex |
hostility to father, love of mother |
| paranoia |
delusions of persecution |
| martinet |
disciplinarian |
| sycophant |
boot-licker |
| beginner |
tyro |
| egoist |
conceited |
| coquette |
flirt |
| virtuoso |
skilled artist |
| esthete |
beauty worshiper |
| clairvoyant |
seer |
| dilettante |
dabbler in the art |
| lethargy |
drowsiness |
| satiated |
satisfy |
| enervated |
exhausted |
| ennui |
boredom |
| polys |
many |
| philein |
love |
| misein |
hate |
| pedis |
foot |
| taciturn |
silent |
| esthetic |
beautiful |
| erudite |
learned |
| peccadillo |
minor indiscretion |
| braggadocio |
boastfulness |
| imbroglio |
embarrassing situation |
| jingoism |
warmongering |
| malinger |
shriek work by pretending illness |
| inhibited |
restrained |
| diffident |
shy |
| quixotic |
one with impractical ideals |
| truculent |
overbearing |
| omniscient |
overbearing |
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