Vocabulary #8

Question 1

Existential

Answer 1

Of or relating to existence

Question 2

Civic

Answer 2

Of or relating to a city; municipal

Question 3

Preeminent

Answer 3

Surpassing of others; superior

Question 4

Acerbic

Answer 4

Sour or astringent in taste; harsh or severe, as of temper or expression

Question 5

Flippant

Answer 5

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness

Question 6

Phallocentric

Answer 6

Dominated by male attitudes

Question 7

Falsifiable

Answer 7

Able to be altered or represented falsely; able to be proven false.

Question 8

Logocentric

Answer 8

Excessive faith in the meanings of words or their specific usages.

Question 9

Tautological

Answer 9

A needlessly repetitive phrase that doesn’t add information or clarity; (especially in logic) defined in terms of itself: “survival of the fittest.”

Question 10

Anthropocentric

Answer 10

Regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.

Question 11

Supercilous

Answer 11

Arrogantly disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression

Question 12

Heathen

Answer 12

A member of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible

Question 13

Shrill

Answer 13

High-pitched and piercing

Question 14

Compunction

Answer 14

A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.

Question 15

Fervent

Answer 15

Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc; ardent

Question 16

Vindicate

Answer 16

To clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion. To afford justification for; justify

Question 17

Visceral

Answer 17

Characterised by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect

Question 18

Temperance

Answer 18

Moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.

Question 19

Destitution

Answer 19

Lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty.

Question 20

Idolatry

Answer 20

Excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion, etc.

Question 21

Brevity

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The quality of expressing much in few words; terseness: brief

Question 22

Perspicacious

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Having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning

Question 23

Tranquil

Answer 23

Free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm

Question 24

Fain

Answer 24

Gladly; willingly:

Question 25

Vainglory

Answer 25

Boastfulness or Vanity

Question 26

Denigrate

Answer 26

To speak damagingly of; criticise in a derogatory manner; sully; defame

Question 27

Stately

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Majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, dignified.

Question 28

Prepossessing

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That impresses favourably; engaging or attractive

Question 29

Countenance

Answer 29

Appearance, especially the look or expression of the face:

Question 30

Affliction

Answer 30

A state of pain, distress, or grief; misery

Question 31

Rambunctious

Answer 31

Difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous

Question 32

Penchant

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A strong inclination, taste, or liking for something

Question 33

Archetype

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The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.

Question 34

Antipodal

Answer 34

Opposite

Question 35

Inductive

Answer 35

Of, relating to, or employing logical induction; serving to induce; leading or influencing

Question 36

Contemporaneous

Answer 36

Living or occurring during the same period of time

Question 36

Burlesque

Answer 36

To make ridiculous by mocking representation.

Question 37

Carouse

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To engage in drunken revel

Question 38

Ethnocentric

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Demonstrating a belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own ethnic group or culture; viewing other ethnic or cultural groups through the lens of one’s own.

Question 39

Diaspora

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Any group migration or flight from a country or region.

Question 40

Intersubjective

Answer 40

Comprehensible to, relating to, or used by a number of persons, as a concept or language.

Question 41

Antiquated

Answer 41

Continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-fashioned: No longer used; obsolete or obsolescent:

Question 42

Kleptocracy

Answer 42

In a kleptocracy, corrupt politicians enrich themselves secretly outside the rule of law, through kickbacks, bribes, and special favours from lobbyists and corporations, or they simply direct state funds to themselves and their associates.

Question 43

Inculcate

Answer 43

To implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly

Question 44

Rapturous

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Full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.

Question 45

Zealous

Answer 45

Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

Question 46

Conjecture

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The formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.

Question 47

Obfuscation

Answer 47

The act or an instance of making something obscure, dark, or difficult to understand

Question 48

Teleological

Answer 48

The doctrine that final causes exist. The study of the evidences of design or purpose in nature.

Question 49

Brazen

Answer 49

Shameless