HLA Vocabulary

Question 1

liaison

Answer 1

someone who helps groups to work effectively with each other

Question 2

holistic

Answer 2

dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part

Question 3

euphemism

Answer 3

the use of a “nice” word or phrase instead of an offensive or terribly honest one

Question 4

anomaly

Answer 4

something that is very different from the norm

Question 5

germane

Answer 5

relevant to a subject under consideration

Question 6

deprecate

Answer 6

to express disapproval of

Question 7

coalesce

Answer 7

to mix or come together from separate elements

Question 8

lampoon

Answer 8

to ridicule or satirize

Question 9

hedonist

Answer 9

someone who lives solely for one’s own happiness

Question 10

complacent

Answer 10

self-satisfied; smug

Question 11

nullify

Answer 11

to make unimportant or without worth; to negate or invalidate

Question 12

libel

Answer 12

a written statement that falsely harms the reputation of another person

Question 13

slander

Answer 13

a verbal statement that falsely harms the reputation of another person

Question 14

enigma

Answer 14

someone or something that is extremely puzzling

Question 15

pacifist

Answer 15

one who is against war or the use of violence

Question 16

waylay

Answer 16

to lie in wait and attack; to ambush