Sound Smart Quiz #10

A private conversation between two people; heart-to-heart talk.

• tete-a-tete
• minimalist

• panacea

• revel

• zealous

Done or said with natural, offhand ease, but often insincere.

• glib
• bourgeois
• caustic
• equanimity
• junket

Characterized by the use of only the simplest or most essential elements, as in the arts, literature, or design.

• minimalist
• panacea

• revel

• tete-a-tete

• zealous

Incisively critical or sarcastic; cutting.

• caustic
• bourgeois
• equanimity
• glib
• junket

A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.

• panacea
• minimalist

• revel

• tete-a-tete

• zealous

The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure.

• equanimity
• bourgeois
• caustic
• glib
• junket

Relating to or typical of the middle class, especially in espousing respectability and conventional middle-class materialistic values; common.

• bourgeois
• caustic
• equanimity
• glib
• junket

A trip or tour, especially one taken by an official at public expense or by a person who is the guest of a business or agency seeking patronage; excursion or outing.

• junket
• bourgeois
• caustic
• equanimity
• glib

To take great pleasure or delight in something; celebrate.

• revel
• minimalist

• panacea

• tete-a-tete

• zealous

Passionately devoted to a cause, ideal, or goal.

• zealous
• minimalist

• panacea

• revel

• tete-a-tete