Studied by 27 peopleBenedict: noun
a recently married man who was thought to be a confirmed bachelor
Nemesis: noun
an opponent or rival whom a person cannot defeat
Serendipity: noun
good things happen by chance, accident, or good fortune
Charlatan: noun
-a fake;a fraud
-a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
Quisling: noun
a traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country
Nirvana: noun
a release from care and pain;bliss
Hobson’s choice: noun
an apparently free choice when there is no real alternative (there is no choice)
Armageddon: noun
any great and decisive battle
Gerrymander: noun
denotes a division of an area into voting districts so that one party gains a distinct advantage over another
Macabre:adjective
horror, gruesomeness, especially applying to death
Mnemonics: noun
assisting or intended to assist memory
Billingsgate:noun
the use of coarse and vulgar language
Cupidity: noun
inordinate desire, an excessive eagerness, especially to gain material wealth
(greed for money or possessions)
Guillotine: noun
death machine
Pander:verb
to provide gratification for another’s desires
(to do or provide exactly what a person wants)
Tenebrous: adjective
dark ;gloomy;obscure
Plutocracy:noun
government by the wealthy
Gorgon:noun
an ugly, mean, repulsive women, an absolutely terrible person (a repulsive-looking women)
Limbo: noun
an intermediate place or state
Procrustean:adjective
an arbitrary standard to which conformity is forced (without regard to individuality)
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