Module C: The Craft of Writing

Question 1

Aphorism

Answer 1

noun
1. a pithy observation which contains a general truth.
2. a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by a classical author.

Question 2

Anecdote

Answer 2

noun: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Question 3

Subversion

Answer 3

noun: the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.

Question 4

Apodemic

Answer 4

(historical) A kind of methodical guidebook for travelers, offering practical advice and instructions on what to see.

Question 5

Philosophical

Answer 5

adjective: relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

Question 6

Physical

Answer 6

adjective
1. relating to the body as opposed to the mind.
2. relating to things perceived through the senses as opposed to the mind; tangible or concrete.

Question 7

Epistemology

Answer 7

the theory of knowledge; the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge

Question 8

Ontology

Answer 8

noun
1. the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being.
2. a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and the relations between them.

Question 9

Self-deprecation

Answer 9

noun: modesty about or criticism of oneself.

Question 10

Memory

Answer 10

noun
1. the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
2. something remembered from the past.

Question 11

Consciousness

Answer 11

noun
1. the state of being aware of and responsive to one’s surroundings.
2. a person’s awareness or perception of something.

Question 12

Approximation

Answer 12

noun
1. a value or quantity that is nearly but not exactly correct.
2. a thing that is similar to something else, but is not exactly the same.