Joy Of Vocabulary 14 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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