New Words 4

Question 1

Repugnates

Answer 1

fights against, to oppose

Question 2

Reprobate

Answer 2

one who is morally unprincipled; a sinner

Question 3

Vassal

Answer 3

a person loyal to a feudal lord

Question 4

Bromide

Answer 4

• a trite saying;
• a person wh is boring

Question 5

Tenebrous

Answer 5

dark and gloomy; obscure; shadowy;

the tenebrous spiral staircase of the self

Question 6

Inerrant

Answer 6

without error

Question 7

Quietus

Answer 7

-a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles:

Having given a quietus to the argument, she left.

• discharge or release from life.
• a period of retirement or inactivity.

Question 8

Potlatch

Answer 8

A wild party

Question 9

Rota

Answer 9

a period of work done in rotation with others

Question 10

Approbations

Answer 10

approval;commendations

Question 11

Declaim

Answer 11

1. to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building.
2. to inveigh (usually followed by against ): He declaimed against the high rents in slums.

Question 12

Deigned

Answer 12

to think fit or in accordance with one’s dignity; condescend:

He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.

Question 13

shun

Answer 13

to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.

Question 14

Otiose

Answer 14

1. lazy
2. ineffective, futile
3. superfluous, useless

Question 15

Fastidious

Answer 15

1. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
2. requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.

Question 16

Prolix

Answer 16

Speaks or writes at great unneccesary length

Question 17

Sedulous

Answer 17

1. diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
2. persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.

Question 18

Multifarious

Answer 18

made up of many different parts

Question 19

Prosaic

Answer 19

commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.

Question 20

Jejune

Answer 20

1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
2. juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.

Question 21

Ontology

Answer 21

“The general theory of the nature of being; a certain paradigm

Question 22

Epistemology

Answer 22

the theory of knowledge; study of the nature of knowledge

Question 23

Diachronic

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concerned with the way in which something, especially language, has developed and evolved through time: Often contrasted with synchronic.

the census is also a diachronic data set
linguistic change is the diachronic aspect of linguistic variation

Question 24

**Dionysian **

Answer 24

recklessly uninhibited; unrestrained; undisciplined; frenzied; orgiastic.

Question 25

**Saturnine**

Answer 25

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.

Question 26

**Saturnalian**

Answer 26

unrestrained revelry; orgy.

Question 27

**Plutonian**

Answer 27

of, pertaining to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal. -Stydgian, hell

Question 28

**Putative**

Answer 28

**commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed:** *the putative boss of the mob.*

Question 29

**Pastiche**

Answer 29

1. a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources. 2. an incongruous combination of materials, forms, motifs, etc., taken from different sources; hodgepodge.

Question 30

**Bucolic**

Answer 30

**1. of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral. 2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.**

Question 31

**Pastoral**

Answer 31

1**.having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas:** *pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.* 2.**pertaining to the country or to life in the country; rural; rustic.**

Question 32

**Vouchsafe**

Answer 32

1. **to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension:** *to vouchsafe a reply to a question.* 2. **to allow or permit, as by favor or graciousness:** *They vouchsafed his return to his own country.*

Question 33

**Citadel**

Answer 33

1. **a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.** 2. **any strongly fortified place; stronghold.**

Question 34

**Auto-Catalytic**

Answer 34

Something that once it occurs, increases the probability of other things happening, and it happening again

Question 35

**Repertory**

Answer 35

1. a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season. 2. a theatrical company that presents productions in this manner. 3. a store or stock of things available.

Question 36

**Primacy**

Answer 36

**the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.**

Question 37

**Insuperable**

Answer 37

**incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted:** *an insuperable barrier.*

Question 38

**Undergirding**

Answer 38

**to give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis:** *ethics undergirded by faith.*

Question 39

**Obeisance**

Answer 39

**deference or homage:** *The nobles gave obeisance to the new king.*

Question 40

**Auto-Catalytic**

Answer 40

**When something happens, it incresaes the probability of it happening again**

Question 41

**Maudlin**

Answer 41

Overly sentimental; one who would share all of their deepest thoughts with the person sitting next to them

Question 42

**Panglossian**

Answer 42

Dr. Pangloss in Candide; Blindly optimistic

Question 43

**Malapropism**

Answer 43

the mixing up of words *Picasso was a protein artist, able to mix elements of african art with the oven guard. *

Question 44

**Quisling**

Answer 44

Traitor, sellout; *Viktor Quisling sold out Norway *

Question 45

**Supercilious**

Answer 45

haughty and disdainful; Tending to look down on ppl as if to raise one's eyebrows

Question 46

**Sartorial**

Answer 46

"the way we dress" ## Footnote *Sartorially he was found wanting; he typically would attempt to complement his beige tie with a white suit and ym pants*

Question 47

**Saturnine**

Answer 47

to be morose; gloomy; ## Footnote *Deprived of su nlight humans become saturnine*

Question 48

**Defenestrate **

Answer 48

throw sb. out of a window ## Footnote *Defenestration is rare in the days of sealed windows*

Question 49

**Invective **

Answer 49

inveigh; harsh crirical language; ## Footnote the internet has unleased invectives in many of us; many people post stinging criticesm in comments under youtube video

Question 50

**Screed **

Answer 50

Crazy angry rant about something