December 2017

Question 1

concession

Answer 1

If you make a concession to someone, you agree to let them do or have something, especially in order to end an argument or conflict.

Question 2

antiquity

Answer 2

1. the quality of being ancient; ancientness
2. ancient times; former ages

“the great civilizations of antiquity”

Question 3

disseminate

Answer 3

spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely.

pass on, put about, make known

Question 4

omnivorous

Answer 4

1. feeding on both animal and vegetable substances “omnivorous animals”
2. avidly taking in everything as if devouring or consuming
   “an omnivorous reader”

Question 5

bewitching

Answer 5

powerfully or seductively attractive or charming

“A bewitching smile”

Question 6

prepossessing

Answer 6

attractive or appealing in appearance.

“he was not a prepossessing sight”

Question 7

cognition

Answer 7

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Question 8

arbitrary

Answer 8

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
“an arbitrary decision”

Question 9

quasi-

Answer 9

Apparently but not really; seemingly.
‘quasi-American’
‘quasi-scientific’

Question 10

contention

Answer 10

1. Heated disagreement.
2. An assertion, especially one maintained in argument.

“Aristotle’s contention, then, is that human beings are by nature prone to engage in the creation of likeness.”

Question 11

rudimentary

Answer 11

1. pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary
2. primitive

“a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.”

Question 12

explicable

Answer 12

Able to be accounted for or understood.

“A beauty not explicable is dearer than a beauty which we can see to the end of.”

Question 13

correspond

Answer 13

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

“communication is successful when the ideas in the minds of the speaker and hearer correspond”

Question 14

fidelity

Answer 14

1. Faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.
2. The degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced.

Question 15

dictum

Answer 15

A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

A short statement that expresses a general truth or principle.

Question 16

theology

Answer 16

The study of the nature of God and religious belief.

Question 17

conjecture

Answer 17

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

“‘conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied’”

Question 18

dichotomy

Answer 18

A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

“a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism”

Question 19

burlesque

Answer 19

An absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody.

“‘a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life”

Question 20

nihilism

Answer 20

the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.

In Philosophy:
extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence.

Question 21

despotism

Answer 21

noun:

the exercise of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

Question 22

inexplicable

Answer 22

Adjective:

Unable to be explained or accounted for.