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Vocabulary Nov 2023
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| NEMESIS | A longtime rival, an archenemy. |
| RUFFIAN | A violent criminal or troublemaker |
| DILLETANTE | A person who seems or pretends to be interested in a subject, but who does not really understand or know much about it. |
| EXEMPLAR | A person or thing who is a good example or model of something |
| ORACLE | a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions. |
| COQUETTE | a woman who flirts a lot but is not really interested |
| PARIAH | someone or something that is hated or rejected, an outcast |
| ELEGY | a song or poem mourning one who is dead |
| CLIQUE | a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group |
| SENTINEL | A soldier or person whose job is to stand and keep watch |