Logophile: Define This

Try your hand at defining these words.

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  1. Eric’s approach to cooking is best described as desultory, because he
    a. likes it hot and spicy.
    b. prefers bland foods.
    c. doesn’t work from a plan.
  2. Last night’s casserole was absolutely fetid — it
    a. smelled horrible.
    b. was packed with nutrients.
    c. was widely praised.
  3. With one dish, Eric proved that, in the kitchen, he is nonpareil. He is a chef without
    a. taste.
    b. equal.
    c. skill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers

  1. c. doesn’t work from a plan.
  2. a. smelled horrible.
  3. b. equal.

 

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Comments

  1. I got all 3 right before looking at the answers. On #1 I took the ‘sult’ part of the word as in consult and applied it to non-consulting or not working from a plan. #2, I knew what fetid meant, and on #3, I mentally changed the word to
    ‘parallel’ which I equated with equal, or here, without equal.

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