Diction #1

Question 1

symptomatic

Answer 1

serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable

Question 2

trahison des clercs

Answer 2

treason of the intellectuals

Question 3

jingoism

Answer 3

chiefly derogatory extreme patriotism

Question 4

tacit

Answer 4

understood or implied without being stated

Question 5

coercive

Answer 5

the use of threats

Question 6

polity

Answer 6

a form of civil government or constitution

Question 7

dogmatic

Answer 7

to follow a set of rules or principles no matter what

Question 8

philology

Answer 8

is the study of language in historical context

Question 9

lexicoghraph

Answer 9

is the process of compiling a dictionary

Question 10

dichotomy

Answer 10

division of two things that are opposite

Question 11

nexus

Answer 11

a connection linking two or more things.

a central or a focal point.

Question 12

euphemism

Answer 12

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasent or embarrassing

Question 13

semantics

Answer 13

the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning

Question 14

efficacy

Answer 14

the ability to produce a desired intended result

Question 15

reprimand

Answer 15

a formal expression of disapproval

Question 16

orthodoxy

Answer 16

authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrice, or practice

Question 17

repugnant

Answer 17

extremely distasteful

Question 18

apartheid

Answer 18

a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on ground of race

Question 19

paradigm shift

Answer 19

a fundemental change in approach or underlying assumptions

Question 20

credence

Answer 20

belief in or acceptance of something as true

Question 21

realpolitik

Answer 21

a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations

Question 22

envisage

Answer 22

contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event

Question 23

interloucter

Answer 23

a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation

Question 24

discrepancy

Answer 24

an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

Question 25

perpetuate

Answer 25

make something continue indefinitly

Question 26

sui generis

Answer 26

unique