1. Statuary
   Topiary
2. Buttocks
   Ears

Callipygian means having well-shaped buttocks. Hayden told Mackenzie that her derriere looked particularly callipygian in her new yoga pants.

1. A right angle
   Stubborn
2. Grossly overweight
   Difficult to understand, impenetrable

Abstruse means complicated, difficult to penetrate, or hard to understand. Zelda tried reading the philosophy of Foucault, but it was too abstruse for her.

1. Throw them under the bus
   Throw it away
2. Catch them in a lie
   Throw it out the window

Defenestrate means to throw something (or someone!) out of a window. Jazmyn got so irritated with her new iPhone that she defenestrated it, only to have it land softly in a bush beneath her window.

1. Self-importantly helpful
   Self-consciously quiet
2. Self-deprecatingly funny
   Selfish

Officious means meddlesome or overzealous in a self-important way. Micah ushered me into the conference room with an officious manner, even though he was only an intern, not the CEO.

1. Immature
   Annoying
2. Generous
   Handsome

Puerile means juvenile or immature. LaDasha was tired of Calvin's puerile jokes about farting.

1. They are bloody.
   They are annoying.
2. They are optimistic.
   They are flexible.

Sanguine means cheerful and optimistic in the face of difficulties. Even after his wife divorced him, taking his dog and his truck, Leroy remained the same cheerful, sanguine guy he had always been.

1. Sweaty
   Good at sewing
2. Poor
   Dishonest

Mendacious means untruthful or dishonest. Everything that came out of Donald's mouth was either an outright lie or a mendacious version of what really happened.

1. To anger, irritate, or exasperate
   To complete, enhance, or improve
2. To shine, sparkle, or glimmer
   To consume, eat, or use up

Complement means to improve, complete, or enhance. Gretchen's silver lamé fanny pack really complemented her callipygian silhouette.

1. Grouchy reluctance
   Cheerful eagerness
2. Nervous compliance
   Depressed slowness

Alacrity means cheerful or eager speed or quickness. When I asked Sebastian if he wanted to go out for fish and chips, he answered in the affirmative with alacrity.

1. Something that is still in existence
   Something that is extinct
2. Something that stinks
   Something that has exited the building

Extant means something that remains or is still in existence. Sometimes Elena thought that hers must be the only extant MySpace page, but she refused to join Facebook or Twitter.

1. Catty
   Petty
2. Holier-than-thou
   Officially sponsored

Sanctimonious means self-righteous, smug with regards to piety or morality, making a show of being superior to others. The politician put on a sanctimonious front by voting against same-sex marriage, despite being a regular in gay chat rooms.

1. Disagreement
   Boxing match
2. Popular Tex-mex entreé
   Fire

A conflagration is a fire. Mrs. O'Leary's cow is infamous for having kicked the lantern that started the great conflagration in Chicago.

1. Bushes or trees sculpted into shapes
   A type of mutual fund
2. The study of minerals
   The ruling class or dominant social group

Hegemony means a system, social class, or group that is dominant and holds sway over other classes or groups. Sidney railed against the hegemony of the heteropatriarchy by using gender-neutral pronouns and boycotting Chik-fil-A.

1. They are fat.
   They are silly.
2. They are pessimistic.
   They are fabulous.

Fatuous means silly, inconsequential, inane, foolish. If Sheline posts one more fatuous hashtag about her purse dog, her makeup, or her manicure, I'm unfollowing her on Instagram.

1. Good at fractions
   Partisan or biased
2. Quarrelsome or irritable
   Involved in the oil and gas industry

Fractious means irritable, grouchy, quick to pick a fight. I could tell that Nikki was deep in the throes of PMS, since she was fractious one minute, then stuffing chocolate into her face the next.

1. To perplex or confuse
   To become fat
2. To do a job poorly
   To grant favors, especially to relatives

Obfuscate means to confuse, muddle, or overcomplicate. D.J. tried to obfuscate his constituents, rather than responding to their concerns with accessible, meaningful language.

1. Find shelter
   Be prepared
2. Feel flattered
   Be offended

To take umbrage is to take offense. Caitlynne took umbrage at the fact that Dante posted an article about eating disorders without adding a trigger warning.

1. Penniless
   Haughty
2. Curious
   Spoiled

Impecunious means poor. Most of Zendaya's clothing had designer labels, thereby obfuscating her impecunious situation.

1. An independent candidate for political office
   A pinnacle or high point
2. A low point
   A chess strategy

Nadir means a low point. Spilling her pumpkin spice latte on her brand new Uggs was the nadir of Makayla's day; afterwards, she was unable to even speak until she'd drunk two appletinis.

1. Require antibiotics
   Resemble a donkey
2. Are stubborn and pig-headed
   Are idealistic and starry-eyed

Quixotic means idealistic, optimistic, dreamy, unrealistically positive. While some naysayers viewed Cody's plans to start an avocado-toast food truck as quixotic, his venture was surprisingly successful.

1. Is an outcast or misfit
   Can speak two or more languages
2. Is a churchgoer
   Can sing well

A pariah is an outcast. Logan's utter inability to grow a beard, as well as his flannel allergy, made him a pariah in the lumberjack community.

1. Relating to city government
   Shy or introverted
2. Able to produce oxygen
   Lavishly generous

Munificent means generous, charitable, philanthropic. When Hailey won the lottery, she indulged her munificent nature by buying tiny houses and teardrop trailers for all of her friends.

1. Love someone passionately
   Be extremely literal, unable to understand metaphors
2. Improve a bad situation
   Get in the way

To ameliorate means to make something better or improve it. Knowing that he had a lavender bath bomb and the latest episode of "This Is Us" to look forward to that evening helped to ameliorate Devon's grumpy mood.

1. You are bad at math.
   You are a newbie.
2. You resemble a Greek goddess.
   You appear aerodynamic.

A neophyte is a newbie. Connor was such a neophyte to the world of craft beer that he didn't know a lager from a lambic.

1. Harmonious, pleasing to the ear
   Savage or malicious
2. Having a flowery scent
   Relating to winter

Vitriolic means filled with malice, bitterness, spite, anger. When Karen was told she couldn't use her expired Kohl's cash, she launched into a vitriolic rant and then asked to speak with a manager.

1. Extra or unnecessary
   Basic or ordinary
2. Sarcastic or mean
   Smart or educated

Superfluous means unnecessary or extra. Kelsie packed seven pairs of skinny jeans for a three-day trip, even though she knew Caleb would consider so many pants superfluous.

1. Deciduous shrub native to the Pacific Northwest
   Cure-all or universal solution
2. Chain of fast-casual sandwich shops
   Imaginary underworld ruled by elves

A pancea is a cure-all. No matter how depressed Jesse felt, Olivia's homemade cheesecake was like a panacea that always cheered him up.

1. Multi-colored
   Protected or covered by a thin film
2. Mythical or imaginary
   Chronologically out of place

Anachronistic means out of place in terms of chronological time. The novel was set in 1879, but the main character kept using anachronistic expressions, like "talk to the hand" and "all that and a bag of chips."

1. Relating to hormonal changes in the human body
   Fleeting or temporary
2. See-through or transparent
   Familiar, comfortable, home-like

Ephemeral means temporary or fleeting. The foam atop Lynzey's cappuccino was beautiful, but ultimately ephemeral.

1. Weaken or make less effective
   Cause something to happen
2. Hunt for buried treasure
   Appear anxious or jittery

To enervate means to weaken. Sierra felt so enervated by the heat at Coachella that she needed an açai bowl and a green matcha bubble tea before she could even post a Snapchat story.

1. Nausea
   Intense hatred
2. Youth
   Beauty

Pulchritude means beauty. Danni exhibits such pulchritude that her selfies don't even need an Instagram filter.

1. A person who is legendary
   A visual artist
2. An extremely poor person
   A person who attacks institutions or cherished beliefs

An iconoclast is someone who criticizes or rejects the norm. Kristin became an iconoclast at the yoga studio when she said "You know, I don't even think Lululemon is that great."

1. Amused or laughing
   Confused or bewildered
2. Bruised or battered
   Enthused or excited

Bemused means confused. "Braden is becoming low-key savage. Did you see his clapback on Snapchat? Salty AF," said Keenan to his utterly bemused mother, Jennifer.

1. Take something apart
   Undress
2. Conceal one's feelings or pretend
   Make stronger, improve

To dissemble is to lie or pretend. Shonti worked so hard making a raw kale salad that Marcus, who hated greens, felt he had no choice but to dissemble.

1. Moderately lucky
   Successful, but only to an extent
2. Dishonest
   Charming or appealing

Winsome means charming, likeable, appealing. Even though she wasn't a very good stylist, Ximena's personality was so winsome that customers flocked to her.