| Question |
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| Answer |
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| Adonis |
very handsome man |
| atlas |
book of maps |
| Baedeker |
guidebook; handbook |
| bowdlerize |
censure; expurgate; clear of words or passages thought to be objectionable |
| boycott |
join with others to refuse to use, buy, or deal with |
| chauvinist |
fanatical patriot; jingoist |
| cicerone |
guide who explains to tourists the history and special features of a place |
| Damoclean |
involving imminent disaster |
| gargantuan |
enormous; gigantic; prodigious |
| John Hancock |
person's signature |
| Machiavellian |
crafty; deceitful; cunning |
| malapropism |
humourous misuse of words by a person unaware of the error |
| mentor |
wise, trusted advisor or teacher |
| mesmerize |
hypnotize; spellbind; enthrall |
| odyssey |
long, wandering journey |
| philippic |
bitter denounciatory speech; tirade; jeremiad |
| quisling |
traitor; collaborator |
| quixotic |
impractically idealistic; visionary |
| sadistic |
deriving pleasure by inflicting pain on others; deliberately cruel |
| stentorian |
very loud |
| Pollyanna |
anyone who is excessively and persistantly optimistic |
| Draconian |
extremely harsh or severe |
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