2016

Question 1

Petulance

Answer 1

Noun: moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

“I have seen some of my role models swear but it has always been tastefully and never in anger or petulance.”

Question 2

Gerontology

Answer 2

Noun: the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons

“She went on to become an expert in the field of gerontology and a influential campaigner for the rights of senior citizens.” - Empathy book

Question 3

Imp

Answer 3

Noun: a little devil or demon; a mischievous child.

“Edgar Allan Poe wrote about ‘The Imp of Perverse’ which is the carnal flesh in each of us that lures us into temptation.”

Question 4

Felicity

Answer 4

Noun: a source of happiness

Think Feilz Navidad

“The Felicity of Virtue” is a chapter title of Haidt’s book.

Question 5

Sanguine

san-gwin

Answer 5

Adj:
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

“Then, that glorious vision of doing good, which is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds, arose before him.”