Are All of Your Memories Real?

Question 1

Vivid detail

Answer 1

adjective -noun
A way of describing something with clear and strong details, making it easy to imagine
* She described the accident in vivid detail, making it feel like I was there.
* The witness explained the suspect’s face in vivid detail to the police.

Question 2

Fallibility

Answer 2

noun
The fact that people can make mistakes or be wrong
* Even experts have fallibility and can be wrong sometimes.
* His fallibility became clear when he gave the wrong answer.

Question 3

Neurological

Answer 3

adjective
Related to the brain, nerves, or nervous system
* Scientists are studying how sleep affects neurological health.
* Neurological disorders like Parkinson’s disease can impact daily life.

Question 4

Diverge

Answer 4

verb
To move in different directions from a common point
or to become different
* The two paths diverge at the foot of the mountain, offering hikers two different routes.
* As the conversation progressed, the discussions diverged into several unrelated topics.

Question 5

Recollection

Answer 5

noun
The act of remembering or recalling something from the past
* She had no recollection of meeting him at the party last week.
* His recollection of the event was clear, despite the years that had passed.

Question 6

Suggestibility

Answer 6

noun
The tendency to be influenced by suggestions or external factors
* Children tend to have higher suggestibility than adults.
* Her suggestibility made her vulnerable to persuasive marketing tactics.

Question 7

Misattribute

Answer 7

verb
To wrongly assign something to the wrong source, cause, or person
* He misattributed his success to luck rather than hard work.
* She misattributed the quote to the wrong author during her presentation.

Question 8

Retroactively

Answer 8

adverb
Applying a decision, rule, or change to a time before it was made or announced
* The benefits were applied retroactively, covering expenses from the previous month.
* He was retroactively reimbursed for travel expenses incurred during the previous quarter.

Question 9

Interrogation

Answer 9

noun
The act of questioning someone thoroughly, often in a formal or intense manner, to obtain information
* During the interrogation, the witness was asked a series of detailed questions.
* She felt nervous under the intense interrogation from the journalists.

Question 10

Leading questions

Answer 10

adjective - noun
Questions that suggest or imply the answer, guiding the respondent toward a specific response
* He avoided answering the leading questions, knowing they were designed to trap him.
* She realized the interview was filled with leading questions meant to sway her opinion.

Question 11

Inadmissible

Answer 11

adjective
Not allowed or accepted, especially in legal contexts
* The judge ruled the evidence inadmissible because it was obtained illegally.
* The lawyer objected, claiming the documents were inadmissible in court.

Question 12

Ironclad

Answer 12

adjective
Strong, secure, or unchangeable
* The contract had an ironclad clause that prevented any modifications.
* The company’s ironclad security system protected it from cyberattacks.