Word Notes

Question 0

Paradoxical

Answer 0

Self-contradicting

Question 1

Pedantic

Answer 1

Exact, attention to small details

Ex: As a scientist, it is important to be pedantic.

Question 2

Conjunction

Answer 2

The action or an instance of two or more events occurring at the same time

A word used to connect clauses (ex: but, and, etc.)

Question 3

Synonym

Answer 3

Two different words with the same meaning

Question 4

Pejorative

Answer 4

Expressing contempt or disapproval, negativity

Ex: Your pejorative interpretation wasn’t what I meant to say.

Question 5

Cliché

Answer 5

Mainstream, stereotypical

Question 6

Hyperbolic

Answer 6

Over exaggeration

Question 7

Axiom

Answer 7

An accepted or general truth

Ex: two things that are equal to the same thing are also equal to each other

Question 8

Jargon

Answer 8

Slang, a way of speaking

Question 9

Snarky

Answer 9

Snide, cutting, critical, snappish

Question 10

Caveat

Answer 10

an explanation or warning that should be remembered when you are doing or thinking about something
Ex: there are obvious caveats to this agreement.

Question 11

Esoteric

Answer 11

Obscure, understood by a select few