2. Euphemis
m
Minutiae Manifest Wizened
Beatific Coup Behemoth Consign
Visionary Moratoriu
m
Febrile Loath
Gainsay Imminent Nostrum Pariah
Innate Blandishme
nt
Cacophono
us
Chicanery

3. A mild, inoffensive
expression used in place
of a harsh or unpleasant
one
- kinder words, a
substitution
EUPHEMISM
Adult entertainment = pornography
Ample proportions = obese or fat
Powder your nose = visit the bathroom

4. To deny, contradict,
controvert;
- dispute or oppose
GAINSAY

5. Small or trivial details;
trifling matters
- trivia
MINUTIAE

6. A suspension of activity; an
official waiting period; an
authorized period of delay
- postponement, stoppage
MORATORIUM

7. Natural, inborn, inherent
- intrinsic, congenital; built-
in
INNATE

8. Not practical, lacking in
realism;
Having the nature of a
fantasy or dream
- far-fetched ideas; utopian
- idealistic, impractical
VISIONARY

9. One who is rejected by a
social group or
organization
- outcast, persona non
grata
PARIAH

10. Dry, shrunken, and
wrinkled, often from aging
- withered, shriveled
WIZENED

11. To give over to another’s
care, charge or control; to
entrust
- transfer
CONSIGN

12. Clear, evident to the eyes
or mind; show plainly,
exhibit
 List of cargo or
passengers
MANIFEST

13. Harsh sounding, raucous,
discordant
- dissonant
CACOPHONOUS

14. Trickery, deceptive
practices or techniques
- double dealing
CHICANERY

15. About to happen;
threatening
- impending, looming
IMMINENT

16. A highly successful stroke,
masterpiece, act, plan, or
stratagem
- masterstroke, tour de
force
COUP

17. Anything designed to
flatter or coax; sweet talk
- enticement, allurement
BLANDISHMENT

18. Unwilling, reluctant,
adverse
- disinclined; indisposed
LOATH

19. A thing of enormous size,
power, or appearance
- mammoth, colossus
BEHEMOTH

20. Blissful; rendering or
making blessed
- rapturous, transcendent
BEATIFIC

21. An alleged cure-all; a
remedy or scheme of
questionable
effectiveness
- panacea, elixir
NOSTRUM

22. Feverish; pertaining to or
marked by fever
- frenetic
FEBRILE