Mrs. Dillons' Wall of Words

5 Written Questions

1. Excellent and delightful in all respects; charmingly simple and serene
2. Division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups
3. The personality trait of egoism which includes the set of character traits concerned with self-image ego
4. A person with a superficial interest in an art or field of knowledge; a dabbler
5. An odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc., or an incongruity or inconsistency

5 Matching Questions

1. Idiosyncratic
2. Litany
3. Rhetoric
4. Harbinger
5. Gregarious

1. a using language effectively to please or persuade
2. b Anyone or anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign
3. c Fond of the company of others; sociable
4. d A repetitive recital or list, can also be used in a religious sense, as in a list of responses
5. e Peculiar to a specific individual or group

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom
   1. Heresy
   2. Ennui
   3. Elan
   4. Angst
2. Not returned; not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love
   1. Untenable
   2. Ubiquitous
   3. Unrequited
   4. Baroque
3. Designed for understanding by the specially initiated alone; of or relating to knowledge that is restricted to a small group; limitied to a small circle
   1. Mantra
   2. Idyllic
   3. Esoteric
   4. Misnomer
4. To exclude from a group by common consent
   1. Finagle
   2. Ostracize
   3. Tirade
   4. Untenable
5. Done routinely and with little interest or care
   1. Heresy
   2. Perfunctory
   3. Dichotomy
   4. Propriety

5 True/False Questions

1. Vicarious → Characterized by or characteristics of exceptionally early development or maturity

   True        False

2. Status Quo → The existing state of affairs

   True        False

3. Hedonist → Opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine; esp. of a church or religious system

   True        False

4. Caustic → Corrosive; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; marked by incisive sarcasm

   True        False

5. Tryst → A feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish

   True        False