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Taylor Swift Vocab: Tortured Poets Edition

Test your vocabulary with words pulled from Taylor Swift's song lyrics. Will you secure a spot among the talented wordsmiths at The Tortured Poets Department?
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Son0fDathomir
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The Al_____
Pseudoscientific study of turning base metals into gold
Alchemy
The Albatross
Consecrates or makes sacred by applying oil
Anoints
Peter
Charming in a deceptive way
Beguiling
How Did It End?
Deprived of or lacking something
Bereft
But Daddy I Love Him
To confer or present
Bestow
I Can Fix Him
Swelling waves or clouds of smoke/vapor
Billows
Imgonnagetyouback
Of a former time, passed
Bygone
The Bolter
An unscrupulous man
Cad
Robin
To limit, diminish, or cut short
Curtail
I Hate It Here
A young woman making her first appearance in society
Debutante
lolm
Ornamentally decorated with needlework
Embroidered
So High School
Twisted or wound together
Entwined
The Black Dog
Only understood by a select group
Esoteric
The Bolter
Extremely cold
Frigid
Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
A frame where hangings take place
Gallows
Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
Touched or rubbed lightly while passing
Grazed
The Prophecy
The state of raw, undyed fabric (portmanteau of two colors)
Greige
The Albatross
The raised feathers/hairs on an animal's neck when agitated
Hackles
How Did It End?
Someone who intrudes or becomes involved where they're not welcome
Interloper
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
A lengthy recitation or repetitive utterance
Litany
I Hate It Here
Easily understandable, coherent
Lucid
How Did It End?
Illnesses or afflictions
Maladies
Peter
To have disguised or gone about in costume
Masqueraded
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
The state of total unconsciousness or forgetfulness
Oblivion
Down Bad
Insolent or childish behavior
Petulance
Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
Balanced, self-assured
Poised
I Hate It Here / But Daddy I Love Him
Exhibiting maturity before the usual age
Precocious
Guilty as Sin?
Conformity to acceptable standards of behavior
Propriety
How Did It End?
To make a rapid succession of short, clacking noises
Rattle
I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
To bend the path of a wave as it changes mediums
Refract
lolm
Revived or set burning again
Rekindled
But Daddy I Love Him
Lively and noisy celebration
Revelry
The Bolter
Criticized in an abusive way
Reviled
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
Small streams
Rivulets
But Daddy I Love Him
People who deliberately attempt to disrupt or destroy
Saboteurs
But Daddy I Love Him
In a manner of pretending to be pious or virtuous
Sanctimoniously
I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
Shiny ornamental discs sewn onto clothing
Sequin
I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
The outline or shadowy shape of an object
Silhouette
But Daddy I Love Him
Verbal expressions of a character's inner thoughts when alone on stage
Soliloquies
The Bolter
In a gorgeous and impressive manner
Splendidly
So High School
To restrain, supress, or smother
Stifle
The Manuscript
A coincidence of events that seem meaningfully related
Synchronicity
The Albatross
A seductive woman who lures someone into desire or wrongdoing
Temptress
But Daddy I Love Him
Slender, extending stems or branches
Tendrils
Robin
Tied with a rope to restrict movement
Tethered
The Prophecy / So High School
To strangle or restrict flow/movement
Throttle
Guilty as Sin?
A private romantic meeting
Tryst
lolm
Exhibiting great courage and bravery
Valiant
Fresh Out The Slammer
Shriveled from lack of moisture, faded
Withered
Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
In a miserable state of anguish or suffering
Wretched
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5 Comments
oscyk
+3
Level 43
Apr 21, 2024
Amazing quiz, love the concept and design of the table!
Son0fDathomir
+3
Level 66
Apr 23, 2024
That's nice to hear! If you're interested, feel free to check out the quiz I made for all of Taylor Swift's other albums as well.
sumokitty
+1
Level 90
May 6, 2024
A few things I would suggest tweaking... As far as I know, greige is a color, not a fabric; sequin doesn't have an 'e' at the end; and petulance is closer to sulky and childish than rude.
Son0fDathomir
+1
Level 66
May 6, 2024
Thank you for catching that typo! I definitely cut corners by basing the hints on the first entries in the Oxford English Dictionary, which lists obsolete and archaic definitions before the more modern ones. Those older definitions may not always align with how the words are used in the songs. I will try to update the quiz soon.
bemberp
+1
Level 57
May 24, 2025
"Cad" is in The Bolter, not Florida!!!
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