Set 14

Question 0

Archaic

Answer 0

[adj] very old or old-fashioned

“prisons are run on archaic methods”

Question 1

Anomalous

Answer 1

[adj] deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected

“an anomalous situation”

Question 2

Ascetic

Answer 2

[adj] characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

“an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor”

Question 3

Banal

Answer 3

[adj] so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

“songs with banal, repeated words”

Question 4

Commensurate

Answer 4

[adj] corresponding in size or degree; in proportion

“salary will be commensurate with experience”

Question 5

Derivative

Answer 5

[adj] (typically of an artist or artwork) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproval of for that reason.

“an artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative”

Question 6

Deviance

Answer 6

[n] the fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior.

Question 7

Diffuse

Answer 7

[v] spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people

“technologies diffuse rapidly”

Question 8

Discordant

Answer 8

[adj] disagreeing or incongruous (not in harmony/out of place)

“the principle of meritocracy is discordant with claims of inherited worth”

Question 9

Discrete

Answer 9

[adj] individually separate and distinct

“speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units”