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Question 1

Palladian

Answer 1

wise like Pallas Athena

Her Palladian wisdom is impressive.

Question 2

regnant

Answer 2

prevalent

Chaos in DC is currently regnant.

Question 3

orthoepy

or THUH pea

Answer 3

the study of correct pronunciation

I am always interested in orthoepy.

Question 4

Attican

Answer 4

classical simplicity and elegance

The Billionaire’s estate was Attican, and not at all overdone.

Question 5

aught

Answer 5

noun = anything

For aught I know, the Clintons may have left the country.

If you need aught, let me know.

Question 6

avatars

Answer 6

the “high priests” of whatever

The avatars of economics claim we are in a recession.

Question 7

auspices

Answer 7

the shielding patronage

I was under the regal auspices of Hillel Laks.

Question 8

auger

Answer 8

to predict or foretell

Maduro’s future does not auger well, as he is surrounded by the Seventh Fleet.

Question 9

intemperate

Answer 9

a person who indulges in his own whims and fancies without regard for others

Why are Transvestites so selfishly intemperate ?

Question 10

intermediation

Answer 10

the flow of funds to an intermediate holding company

When you purchase a house , intermediation is through the Escrow Company.

Question 11

schlemiel

Answer 11

an awkward and ineffectual person who is constantly having problems

I am definitely not a Schlemiel.

Question 12

Weltschmerz

Answer 12

world weariness

There is an aura of Weltschmerz in society today .

Question 13

Schadenfreude

Answer 13

finding humor in someone else’s problems

Schadenfreude of course is a Germanic word.

Question 14

asymptotically
adverb

Answer 14

getting closer and closer to a goal but never reaching it

Pepex asymptotically approached full funding, but never actually got there.

Question 15

badinage

Answer 15

playful banter

Tim Watt and I shared the Bordeaux amongst our wry badinage.

Question 16

interpellation

Answer 16

formal questioning

The Supreme Court Candidate sat through a tedious week of Senatorial interpellation.

Question 17

mawkish adj
schmaltz noun

Answer 17

mawkish=sickly sentimental

I could no longer sit through the mawkish movie The English Patient….A bunch of schmaltz

Question 18

remonstrances

Answer 18

protests

The remonstrances of the Somali’s were met with police brutality.

Question 19

bergschrund

Answer 19

a crevasse in a mountain glacier

The ladder tilted wildly across the abyssal “Lhaotse schrund.”

Question 20

badinage

Answer 20

light banter

I abhor badinage. Always have and always will.

Question 21

banal

Answer 21

lacking originality

The new recording of the Four Seasons by Vivaldi is banal.

Question 22

interpolation

Answer 22

introducing unnecessary things between others

As I presented my thesis , the instructor’s constant interpolation distracted me from the essence of the proof.

Question 23

intractable

Answer 23

difficult to manage

Three year olds are often intractable.

Question 24

scintilla

Answer 24

a mote or minute particle

Trump’s normally calm demeanor displayed a scintilla of irritation at the CNN reporter’s question.

Question 25

sciolist

Answer 25

one with pretended and superficial knowledge A genuine intellectual welcomes constructive criticism, while a sciolist, being a “bear of little brain” obfuscates.

Question 26

sotto voce

Answer 26

in a soft voice Sotto voce is the Librarian’s edict.

Question 27

euphonious

Answer 27

pleasant sounding Rachel Podger’s violin interpretation of the Goldberg Variations is euphonious and a sheer delight.

Question 28

alpenglow

Answer 28

the reddish ting of the alps at sunset I caught the incredible image of Half Dome in alpenglow.

Question 29

tergiversate

Answer 29

to repeatedly change ones mind or opinion The Democrats constantly tergiversate or obstruct in Congress yielding nil.

Question 30

philluminist

Answer 30

a collector of matchbooks In San Francisco, I was a philluminist extraordinaire. It was used in determining our Friday dates.

Question 31

scry or scried

Answer 31

to divine hidden knowledge The stock brokers at the exchange scried over the minute market ticks for any investment trigger.

Question 32

sempiternal

Answer 32

eternal My dedication to Jesus and my family are sempiternal.

Question 33

prithee

Answer 33

Please Prithee men lower the lid when finished.

Question 34

subfusc

Answer 34

dark and dingy They trepidly entered the subfusc cave.

Question 35

brumal

Answer 35

wintry It was a brumal day in Omaha.

Question 37

banausic

Answer 37

mechanical and uninmaginative Except for my Astronomy 101 Course , all the others were banausic.

Question 38

beatific

Answer 38

exalted, heavenly The Bride’s beatific smile said it all.

Question 39

introit

Answer 39

the mass celebration’s introductory choral piece The introit today was “Angel’s We Have Heard On High”.

Question 40

inurement

Answer 40

passive acceptance of harsh treatment The weak and starving Jewish Prisoners at Auschwitz suffered from inurement.

Question 41

sclerotic

Answer 41

hardened and unyielding Congress is a sclerotic, uninspired, self-serving institution run by “ the best who lack all conviction and the worst who are filled with a passionate intensity.”

Question 42

screed

Answer 42

a long tedious and poorly written speech or piece of writing That is not a good book, but screed. It is desperately in need of a better editor and an even better author than currently employed.