UNUSUAL WORDS LV

Do you know the meanings of these infrequently-used words?

1. ROUX

2. BRUIT

3. JEJUNE

4. NONCE

5. NUBILE

6. METIER

7. LEVANT

8. IMPUGN

9. MIASMA

10. NASCENT

11. QUISLING

12. DEROGATE

13. SARTORIAL

14. ASSIDUOUS

15. BYZANTINE

16. MENDICANT

17. DERACINATE

18. INELUCTABLE

19. MOUNTEBANK 

20. ANDROGYNOUS

 

Answers:

 

1. Roux - Flour and fat mixture

2. Bruit - Gossip, spread rumors

3. Jejune  - Simplistic, boring

4. Nonce - Present moment or occasion

5. Nubile - Ready for marriage (women)

6. Metier - Occupation, field of work

7. Levant - Countries on the eastern coast

                    of the Mediterranean Sea

8. Impugn - Call into question - especially

                     a person's character or integrity

9. Miasma - A bad smell or vapor -oppressive

                     atmosphere 

10. Nascent - Just beginning or emerging -

                       showing signs of potential 

11. Quisling - A traitor (to one's country)

12. Derogate - Detract from

13. Sartorial - Pertaining to men's clothing

14. Assiduous - Diligent, persevering

15. Byzantine -  Excessively complicated 

16. Mendicant - A beggar

17. Deracinate - Uproot (as American Indians

                             from their native lands)

18. Ineluctable - Inescapable, unavoidable

19. Mountebank - One who tries to trick

                               people out of their money

20. Androgynous - Of indeterminate sex