1. A repetitive pattern
   The light
2. An outline
   The sun's rays

A silhouette refers to the outline of a particular object, person or anything, really. Usually, a silhouette is formed when the object or person is lit up from the back, rendering the front part in shadow. It's that front part that people see, shaded in black but outlined by the light.

1. A grouping
   Someone underrated
2. A missing person
   Destroyed structures

"Ensemble" is a term that can pertain to a group of people, a collection of things such as the totality of a person's wardrobe or basically some small parts that can be taken as a whole. The word is actually French in origin, which means "together."

1. Get hyped
   Feel vexed
2. Be calm and collected
   Unchallenging

When someone is feeling nonchalant about something, that means they are being calm and collected to the point of being unconcerned, dispassionate, detached and even apathetic. So, it's like an unemotional response to something.

1. They disappear
   They shrink
2. They close down
   They widen

The pupils of our eyes dilate under certain conditions, meaning they appear wider or they look like they're expanding. Sometimes, that's not a good thing, though, so we have to check our health status ASAP.

1. Being a vegetarian
   Playing dumb
2. Being submissive
   Not speaking up

"Kowtow" is a word that originated in China, which literally means to knock a person's head. So, it also means you are acting submissive when you kowtow, as you are showing that you are very servile. You don't kowtow when you refuse to be submissive.

1. True!
   False!
2. It depends on a person's mood
   It's a little white lie

To put it mildly, mediocre means being dull, ordinary, average or just plain moderate. But it could also push the boundary of this meaning, as it could also refer to something that is very poor and inferior in quality. So, that's actually a bad thing.

1. A dirty item
   A certified piece
2. A fake
   A precious thing

The word bogus has a negative connotation since it means fake or counterfeit, or it refers to a sham. In slang terms, though, it could mean more than that, since it also pertains to something uncool or even disgusting.

1. The safe side
   The dangerous side
2. In the middle
   On all sides

An impartial person is someone who can give a balanced, fair or just assessment of things. Therefore, if someone says they are impartial about an issue, that means they are not biased in opinion as they are in the middle of it where they refuse to take sides.

1. Levitating
   Scaring you
2. Showing off
   Drawing text

When someone flaunts something in front of others, say a personal item they acquired, their fashion style or even just themselves, that means they are showing off. They're displaying somewhat excessively to the point of being like a peacock parading itself.

1. Citing sources properly
   You plagiarized the material
2. Saying big ideas
   To be unknown

When we encounter a quote or a piece of written material that says it was written anonymously, that means we don't know who the author is. In the digital age this is a fairly common term, especially for people who create anonymous social media accounts.

1. Sleeping
   Cursing
2. Eating
   Fainting

Gluttony is considered one of the seven deadly sins because it shows an excessive and already unhealthy way of overeating. It can also apply to drinking. If you're not yet crossing any excessive line, you can be considered a gourmand or a chowhound instead.

1. Putting a stop to it
   Joining it
2. Chanting along
   Ignoring it

To quell a disturbance means authorities are trying to subdue it or even trying to stop it from continuing or from growing bigger. While the aim is to quiet the surroundings, sometimes this action could rouse even more noise.

1. Reject
   Deny
2. Admit
   Contradict

To profess means to openly and boldly declare or admit something, like when a person professes their love for another. The act of professing could be done in a public space or in a private one, since claiming or declaring is the act that's referred to here regardless of the size of the audience.

1. Yes
   No
2. Only when the sun's rays go through
   During the night only

We cannot see through something that is opaque because that surface won't let the light pass through it. So if windows are opaque, that means they are not transparent enough to see a view of the outside.

1. Removed
   They switched places
2. Dropped
   Rendered unusable

To transpose items means to switch their places, meaning they got transferred positions. The term is commonly used in many math lessons, notably in Algebra. The term "interchange" could also be used as a synonym here.

1. Secrets
   The rent
2. Line of work
   Relatives

A colleague is someone you work with, which you could also refer to as an associate, a co-worker or an officemate. If you harmoniously work together, then you are being collegial to one another. It can also refer to a peer, but that term pertains more to camaraderie outside of one's profession.

1. Hiding from someone
   Trying to get better
2. Escaping the conversation
   Running after debts

A person who is sick or exhausted is said to be recuperating when they are resting to help them regain their strength and health. It could also pertain to the act of restoring one's losses in the financial sense.

1. Passive one
   Neutrality
2. Calling upon something
   Nothingness

To invoke is calling upon a higher being, usually invoking the name or the persona of a specific god or deity. It's like calling upon them to help you down here on earth. You can also invoke concepts that could legally hold or bind, like invoking your rights or invoking a specific law.

1. Destruction
   Creation
2. Calming effect
   Harmonious order

To wreak havoc means to bring humongous levels of damage and destruction, which naturally leads to great devastation. While natural disasters such as storms or hurricanes are the usual concepts associated with the idea of wreaking havoc, sometimes it can refer to people, too.

1. Yes
   No
2. Only when formally invited
   Not when they are improperly attired

A person who cannot attend a function because of being indisposed is ill or a bit sick. It could also refer to a state of being detached to help or assist, showing some form of unwillingness.

1. Being contemplative
   Sifting through materials to cook
2. Sharpening stones
   Taking a break

To be pensive is to be in a rather meditative, thoughtful or reflective mood, or contemplative in nature. The word can also refer to being wistful or to express thoughtfulness. This word has a Latin origin.

1. She's meek and mild-mannered
   She looks like Demi Moore
2. She is moneyed
   She is single and unattached

A demure person is often shy, quite reserved and modest. In a way, she has a meek and mild-mannered demeanor, which means she also acts in a prim and proper way and appears humble or even prudish. Some people take this as a positive description, while some see it as a negative one.

1. Not very high
   Super high
2. Just so-so
   It's negligible

When something or someone is considered vital, that means the person or the thing referred to is very, very important in the grand scheme of things. Its value is therefore indispensable, crucially needed and critical to the existence of a particular system.

1. Because you love them
   It's delicious to share
2. You feel like being generous
   You want to demand something

An ultimatum is like a threat that you give someone, usually a structured one in the form of a proposal, final statement or a set of final conditions to follow before you take further action. It's like you're demanding something from a person, like a debt payment or something similar.

1. Their hair is fixed big
   They're glorified too much
2. They are fed like lions
   They claw their way to the top

The word lionize obviously has the root word "lion" in there, and we all know that a lion has the automatic stature of being "king of the jungle." Therefore, to lionize someone is to treat them like they're a king, like they're larger than life or like they're celebrities who are glorified.

1. Flatten them
   Liberate them
2. Emulate them
   Melt them away

To emancipate is to free someone from bondage or oppression, meaning to liberate them from being unjustly treated. It could refer to a kind of unfair practice that disenfranchises one party.

1. You spoke against someone
   You studied hard
2. You faked it
   You became loyal

"Feign" means to bluff your way in, or you faked it 'til you made it, so to speak. It can also refer to a very deceptive imitation or a fictitious representation wherein one puts on some sort of appearance to intentionally deceive other people.

1. Positive
   Negative
2. It means another thing
   It's a very neutral word

To feel some form of chagrin is not a very positive thing, so it's considered a negative concept. It means one is experiencing some feeling of being vexed, dismayed, annoyed or just getting plain upset.

1. A blessing
   Someone's good luck
2. An asset
   A burden

To be labeled as the bane of someone's existence means that you are a burden to them, or you always spoil or ruin some situation. Others may want to pull the welcome mat out from underneath your feet. So, you're some kind of trouble that people want to avoid.

1. You're tiny ...
   You're hideous!
2. You're pretty!
   You're familiar ...

Grotesque refers to something distorted, weird, bizarre or even hideous. It could also mean that a concept is absurd, freakish or odd and outlandish. It can border on being preposterous or ridiculous and abnormal.

1. A proverb
   Old person's ID system
2. Memories
   Theoretical fallacies

An adage is a proverb or a saying about some aspect of life. It can also refer to a motto of how one could live life or enjoy its aspects. Other terms that also hold the same meaning are axiom, maxim, dictum and aphorism.

1. Of course!
   No way!
2. Sometimes.
   Depends on the food

To whet your appetite means to stimulate it, so it's like enhancing the expectations or enticing someone to be excited about the food they will eat. But it doesn't solely pertain to food, as an appetite could be whet by other philosophical concepts or psychological stimuli.

1. Most definitely!
   Not really
2. It could be, if given the chance
   Depends on its weight

An heirloom is considered priceless because it is some kind of possession or object that is handed down in a family from one generation to the next generation. It could be made of something precious or it could also be just an ordinary object that has huge sentimental value to the family.

1. Some gossip
   Great news
2. Highly specialized vocabulary
   Standard language

"Jargon" refers to highly specialized vocabulary that is extensively used by a specific set of people, such as those who work in a particular industry, profession or trade. Therefore, different kinds of jargon will not be easily understood by the general population.

1. Photocopying machines
   Foreign people
2. Anti-anxiety drugs
   Circuses

Xenophobia refers to a person's unjust fear or unfair hatred of people who appear foreign to them or people who come from a different culture than them. It could also pertain to some form of irrational fear against strangers in general. It's also a form of racism, in a way.