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WORD ORIGIN MEANING

1. Labyrinth French Maze/Puzzle


2. Sleuth English Detective
3. Serendipitous English Accidental discovery
4. Preposterous Latin Utterly absurd
5. Numinous Latin Indicating divinity
6. Puerile Lack of maturity
7. Nonchalant French Being reserved(emotions)
8. abscissa One of Cartesian
coordinates
9. tirade A speech of violent
denunciation
10.zephyr Slight wind
11.fluorescent English Luminescence
12.dauphin French Crown prince
13.bdellium Resin obtained from plants
14.duress Compulsory force or threat
15.vaudeville French Type of entertainment
16.quintessence French Perfect example
17.frivolous Latin Lacking seriousness
18.burgeon French Begin to grow rapidly
19.pterodactyl Greek Dinosaur
20.ephemeral Anything short lived
21.opsimath Greek Late learner
22.Mannerheim Finnish Defence
23.Schizophrenia Greek Mental disorder/delusion
24.Encephalon Greek Brain
25.Convalesce Latin Gradual recovery of health
26.Fjord/fiord Norwegian Narrow inlet of sea into
land
27.Sincipital Latin Upper part of cranium
28.Butyraceous French Related to butter
29.Abstruse Difficult to penetrate
30.Chauvinism French Prejudiced to one gender
31.Prejudice
32.Plumber
33.Blandishment Flattery intended to
persuade
34.Turpitude Corrupt
35.Panacea Hypothetical remedy for
all diseases
36.Protean Taking different forms
37.Quay Shipyard
38.Inimical Not friendly
39.Maelstrom Powerful circular current
of water
40.Mawkish Insincerely emotional
41.Ubiquitous Being present everywhere
at once
42.scurrilous Expressing offensive
reproach
43.phlegmatic Showing little emotion
44.recalcitrant Stubborn to authority or
control
45.obstreperous Noisy and stubbornly
defiant
46.maudlin Insincerely emotional
47.morass A soft low lying wet area
48.saccharide

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