Amusing Ourselves To Death

Question 1

Trivial

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of little value or importance.

Question 2

Arbitrary

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1) based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

2) (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.

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Epistemology

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the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion.

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Axiom

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an unprovable rule or first principle accepted as true because it is self-evident or particularly useful.

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Elitist

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1) relating to or supporting the view that a society or system should be led by an elite.

2) a person who believes that a society or system should be led by an elite.

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Prodigious

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1) remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.

2) unnatural or abnormal.

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Piagetian

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of, relating to, or dealing with Jean Piaget or his writings, theories, or methods especially with respect to child development.

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Eloquence

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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.

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Myriad

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ten thousand

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Obstetric

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relating to childbirth and the processes associated with it.

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Residual

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remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone.

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Semantic

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relating to meaning in language or logic.

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Aesthetic

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concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

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Premonition

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a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

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Nuance

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a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.

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Poised

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having a composed and self-assured manner.

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mesopotamia

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between rivers

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mania

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a condition in which you have a period of abnormally elevated, extreme changes in your mood or emotions, energy level or activity level

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extemporaneously

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composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment

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treatise

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a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

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deists

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Belief in God based on reason rather than revelation or the teaching of any specific religion

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pantheon

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a temple dedicated to all the gods

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presbyterians

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a Protestant who belongs to a particular form of church government

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predispositions

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a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way.

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banal

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so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

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rigors

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a sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.

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laden

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heavily loaded or weighed down.

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progeny

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a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

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aurally

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by means of the ears or the sense of hearing

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cogent

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(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.

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amiable

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having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

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Solitary

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Equanimity

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Quixotic

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Miscontrue

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Insinuate

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Naive

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Papacy

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Conceivable

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Trifle

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Surmise

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Countenance

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Mayhem

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Vivid

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Ominous

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Paradigm

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Seriatim

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Itinerate

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Rabbi

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Coven

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Gentiles

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Allotment

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Impermissible

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Decorum

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Ventriloquist

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Pantomimist

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Terse

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Albeit

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Amish

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Veneration

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Dialectical

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Interposes

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Archdiocese

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Donned

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Cardinal

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Ensnaring

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Enchanting

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Accoutrements

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Shawls

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Austere

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Stringent

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Credo

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Secularism

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Profane

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Folly

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Hubris

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Engender

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Bereaved

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Congenial

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Conciliation

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Ferocity

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Blasphemy

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Mitzvah

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Ecumenism

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Coiffure

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Pomposity

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Malapropism

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Cartel

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Hash

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Empirical

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Serene

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Interlude

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Redoubtable

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Verbiage

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Prolix

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Brash

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Preposterous

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Didactic

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Deluge

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Balked

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Tranquility

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Homilies

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Asunder

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Xenophanes

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Indigent

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Unsable

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Diminution

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Amnesiacs

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Benign

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Libellous

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Monarch

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Tyranny

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Transfixed

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Assuaged

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Consonant

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Congenial

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Pedagogy

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Collateral

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Benign

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Robust

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Perspiration

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Edifice

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Formidable

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Potency

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Apotheosis

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