1984 Terms For Quiz

Question 0

Torpid

Answer 0

mentally or physically inactive

Question 1

Ipso facto

Answer 1

By that very act or fact

Question 2

Etymology

Answer 2

Etymology is the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. By an extension, the term “the etymology of [a word]” means the origin of the particular word.

Question 3

Sanguine

Answer 3

optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.

Question 4

Orthodox

Answer 4

conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved.

Question 5

Heresy

Answer 5

belief or opinion contrary to orthodox

Question 6

Euphony

Answer 6

the quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.

Question 7

Impedimenta

Answer 7

equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance.

Question 8

Hedonistic

Answer 8

engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent.

Question 9

Palimpsest

Answer 9

a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.

Question 10

Orifice

Answer 10

an opening, as of a pipe or tube, or one in the body

Question 11

Mutability

Answer 11

The quality of being changeable

Question 12

Sinecure

Answer 12

a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.

Question 13

Protuberant

Answer 13

protruding; bulging.

Question 14

Debauchery

Answer 14

excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

Question 15

Anodyne

Answer 15

not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so

Question 16

Exultant

Answer 16

triumphantly happy.

Question 17

Officious

Answer 17

assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters.

Question 18

Lassitude

Answer 18

a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.

Question 19

Euphemism

Answer 19

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Question 20

Prevaricate

Answer 20

speak or act in an evasive way.

Question 21

fecundity

Answer 21

In demography and biology, fecundity is the actual reproductive rate of an organism or population, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set, or asexual propagules. Fecundity is similar to fertility.

Question 22

Titular

Answer 22

holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority.

Question 23

Avaricious

Answer 23

having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

Question 24

Solipsism

Answer 24

the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.

Question 25

Omnipotent

Answer 25

(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.