33 Words That Will Confound You

some of these 33 words are foreign words adopted by English speakers; others are just strange-looking words.

Vocabulary Cards: 33

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  • 1.
    • jewelry
    • an ornament or decoration: bauble
  • 2.
    • slander
  • 3.
    • a person who intentionally deceives
    • fraud
    • quack
  • 4.
    • attendant
    • doorkeeper
    • janitor
  • 5.
    • critic
    • an expert in the arts
  • 6.
    • mystery
    • riddle
    • enigma
  • 7.
    • pervert
    • defile
    • to corrupt by sensuality
  • 8.
    • amateur
    • a person who dabbles in the arts for amusement
  • 9.
    • a command
    • an order
  • 10.
    • awkward
    • lacking social graces
    • tactless
  • 11.
    • translucent
    • sheer and light, like cobwebs
  • 12.
    • pride
    • excessive arrogance
    • conceit
  • 13.
    • an official license, approval or sanction (esp. to be published or printed)
  • 14.
    • unconcerned
    • carefree
    • jaunty
  • 15.
    • a powerful belief, ideology or institution that draws blind devotion
  • 16.
    • scope of knowledge
  • 17.
    • praise
    • honor
    • glory
  • 18.
    • gruesome
    • morbid
    • grim
  • 19.
    • surroundings or environment
    • ambiance
  • 20.
    • a fraud
    • charlatan
    • quack
  • 21.
    • a drug or drink to alleviate one's sorrow or woe
  • 22.
    • disgrace or dishonor incurred from shameful conduct
    • infamy
    • ignominy
  • 23.
    • an illicit lover
    • philanderer
    • debaucher
  • 24.
    • a slight offense
    • minor crime
    • misdemeanor
  • 25.
    • any group of people grouped closely together for a specific purpose (esp. a military one)
  • 26.
    • a stamp collector
  • 27.
    • to form a line or sequence, as in a parade or caravan
  • 28.
    • commonplace, everyday, or trivial
    • occurring or returning daily
  • 29.
    • a skillful teller of stories and anecdotes
  • 30.
    • to explore caves
  • 31.
    • a replacement or substitute
  • 32.
    • yearning
    • desire
  • 33.
    • a flying lighter-than-air craft
    • dirigible
    • blimp