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VOCABULARY 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a word or phrase from a mishearing of another word or phrase, especially in a song or poem. | Mondegreen -(n.) |
| a confused mixture of different things. | Hodgepodge - (n.) |
| a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect | Humdinger (n.) |
| the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. | Entitlement – (n.) |
| a noisy and showy display, or a slang term for lively spirit or excitement. | Razzmatazz – (n.) |
| a large sofa, often one that converts into a bed. | Davenport – (n.) |
| unpredictable; fickle; erratic | Mercurial – (adj) |
| a state of nervous excitement, haste, or anxiety. | Swivet – (n.) |
| affecting or moving the emotions. | Poignant – (adj) |
| a metal or plastic tag at the end of a lace. | Aglet – (n.) |
| an elaborate or complicated procedure. | Rigmarole – (n.) |
| to make something right; to correct. | Rectify – (v) |
| excessive pride for one's own achievements | Vainglory – (n.) |
| any association of three in office or authority. | Triumvirate – (n.) |
| a person who insists on doing things in an incorrect way | Mumpsimus – (n.) |
| a love letter. | Billet-doux – (n.) |
| an abnormal fear of work. | Ergophobia – (n.) |
| an unusual or pathological tendency to exaggerate or tell lies. | Mythomania – (n.) |
| an ordered set of instructions recursively applied to transform data input into processed data output, such as a mathematical solution, search engine result, descriptive statistics, or predictive text suggestions. | Algorithm – (n.) |
| a little bit; a small amount. | Skosh – (n.) |
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