Match the words in the left-hand
column with the correct definition
in the right-hand column.
1. oneiric ............ A. Light or teasing good-natured talk
2. persiflage ....... B. A gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person
3. dinge ............... C. To deviate from what is expected
4. malaise ........... D. A vague feeling of discomfort in the body
5. expeditious .... E. Or, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams
6. pulchritude .... F. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye
7. twaddle .......... G. A condition of dirtiness or shabbiness
8. teetotaler ...... H. Nonsensical or pretentious speech
9. derogate ....... I. Characterized by speed and efficiency
10. cormorant ... J. One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.
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WORD-MATCH
ANSWER KEY
1. oneiric E. Or, pertaining to, or suggestive of dreams
2. persiflage A. Light or teasing good-natured talk
3. dinge G. A condition of dirtiness or shabbiness
4. malaise D. A vague feeling of discomfort in the body
5. expeditious I. Characterized by speed and efficiency
6. pulchritude F. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye
7. twaddle H. Nonsensical or pretentious speech
8. teetotaler J. One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks.
9. derogate C. To deviate from what is expected
10. cormorant B. A gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person
A man walks into a restaurant but is told by the
ReplyDeleteMaitre'd that there will be at least a twenty minute wait.
"Would you like to wait in the bar, Sir?", he says.
The man goes into the bar and the bartender says, "What'll
it be?"
The man replies, "Give me a Stoli with a twist."
The bartender pauses for a few seconds, then smiles and
says, "Once upon time, there were FOUR little peegs . . . "