VOCAB 4

Question 1

Conservatism

Answer 1

commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation:

Question 2

liberalism

Answer 2

willingness to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; openness to new ideas: one of the basic tenets of liberalism is tolerance. • the holding of political views that are socially progressive and promote social welfare:

Question 3

substack

Answer 3

Substack is an American online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters. It allows writers to send digital newsletters directly to subscribers.

Question 4

illiberal

Answer 4

opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior

Question 6

placebo

Answer 6

an inert substance that exerts a beneficial effect

Question 7

nocebo

Answer 7

a harmless substance or treatment that when taken by or administered to a patient is associated with harmful side effects or worsening of symptoms due to negative expectations or the psychological condition of the patient

Question 8

metaverse

Answer 8

a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.

Question 9

troll

Answer 9

a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post. • a deliberately offensive or provocative online post.

Question 10

inert

Answer 10

chemically inactive

Question 11

Prognosis

Answer 11

Forecast

Question 12

Diagnosis

Answer 12

the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

Question 13

Sauté

Answer 13

Fried quickly in a little hot fat. Heat the fat for 10 to 30 seconds―until oil shimmers or butter’s foam subsides―and then add the food. In general, use fats that have a high smoke point―peanut oil, regular olive oil, canola oil, or rendered pork fat. Once the fat begins to smoke, the flavor changes and can affect the food’s taste.Oct 30, 2008

10 Sautéing Tips - Cooking Light

Question 14

STEM

Answer 14

science, technology, engineering, mathematics

Question 15

troll

Answer 15

to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant or offensive comments or other disruptive content

Question 16

notoriety

Answer 16

the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed

Question 17

cynic

Answer 17

a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons

Question 18

CPAP

Answer 18

Continuous positive airway pressure

Question 19

fungible

Answer 19

being something (such as money or a commodity) of such a nature that one part or quantity can be replaced by another equal part or quantity in paying a debt or settling an account

Question 20

allegory

Answer 20

the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence

Question 21

What is NIL?

Answer 21

college athletes make money from Names, Images and Likenesses

Question 22

transfer portal

Answer 22

college athletes inform their schools that they want to transfer. School has 2 days to put their name in a database. Athlete can then visit other schools.