English

Question 1

Corollary

Answer 1

N:

1. A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already approved.
2. A direct or natural consequence or result.

Adj:

1. forming a proposition that follows from one already proved
2. Associated; supplementary.

Question 2

Bifurcated

Answer 2

Divided into two branches or forks

Question 3

Deleterious

Answer 3

Causing harm or damaged (detrimental; injurious)

Question 4

Polemic

Answer 4

Strong verbal or written attack on someone or something

Question 5

Biannual

Answer 5

2x / year

Question 6

Biennial

Answer 6

Every 2 years

Question 7

Fiscal

Answer 7

Relating to government revenue, esp. taxes

Question 8

Usurious

Answer 8

Relating to or characterized by usury; extortionate

Question 9

Antithetical

Answer 9

Being in direct & unequivocal opposition

Question 10

Penury

Answer 10

The state of being very poor; extreme poverty

Question 11

Capricious

Answer 11

Given to sudden & unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Question 12

Sanguine

Answer 12

Optimistic or positive, esp. in an apparently bad or difficult situation

Question 13

Abnegate

Answer 13

Renounce or reject (something desired or valuable)

Question 14

Banal

Answer 14

So lacking in originality as to be obvious & boring

Question 15

Eschatology

Answer 15

The part of theology concerned w/ death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

Question 16

Benefaction

Answer 16

Donation or gift

Question 17

(Adj) oft-repeated

Answer 17

Repeated often or frequently

Question 18

abrogate

Answer 18

1. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
   “a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike”
   synonyms:
   repeal, revoke, rescind, repudiate, overturn, annul;
   antonyms:
   institute, introduce
2. evade (a responsibility or duty).
   “we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders”

Question 19

ascetic

Answer 19

Adjective
characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
“an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor”
synonyms: austere, self-denying, abstinent, abstemious, self-disciplined, self-abnegating;
antonyms: sybaritic
Noun
a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention.
synonyms: abstainer, puritan, recluse, hermit, anchorite, solitary;

Question 20

flummery

Answer 20

(plural: flummeries)
1. empty compliments; nonsense.
“she hated the flummery of public relations”
2. a sweet dish made with beaten eggs, milk, sugar, and flavorings.

Question 21

supernal

Answer 21

adjective
-relating to the sky or the heavens; celestial.
-of exceptional quality or extent.
“he is the supernal poet of our age”

Question 22

analogous

Answer 22

1. Adjective
   comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
   “they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children”
   synonyms: comparable, parallel, similar, like, akin, corresponding, related, kindred, equivalent
   “their lab results were analogous”
   antonyms: unrelated
2. Biology Adjective
   (of structures) performing a similar function but having a different evolutionary origin, such as the wings of insects and birds.

Question 23

Exegesis (noun)

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an exegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious text.;
exposition, explanation, especially an explanation or critical interpretation of a text

Question 24

exegetical (adj.)

Answer 24

of or relating to exegesis

Question 25

exegete (noun)

Answer 25

one who practices exegesis

Question 26

extrude

Answer 26

transitive verb
1. to force, press, or push out 
2. to shape (a substance, such as metal or plastic) by forcing through a die 
intransitive verb
to become extruded

Question 27

convocation

Answer 27

1. a large formal assembly of people.
   N. American: a formal ceremony at a college or university, as for the conferring of awards.
   synonyms: assembly, gathering, meeting, conference, convention, congress, council, symposium, colloquium, conclave, synod
   “a convocation of church leaders”
2. the action of calling people together for a large formal assembly.

Question 28

antithetical

Answer 28

1. directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.
   “people whose religious beliefs are antithetical to mine”
   synonyms: (directly) opposed to, contrasting with, contrary to, contradictory to, conflicting with, incompatible with, irreconcilable with, inconsistent with, at variance with, at odds with
   “your theories are antithetical to mine”
   antonyms: identical, like
2. connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis.

Question 29

antithesis

Answer 29

Antithesis is used in writing or speech either as a proposition that contrasts with or reverses some previously mentioned proposition, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect.

Question 30

inculcation

Answer 30

the instilling of knowledge or values in someone, usually by repetition. the process of instilling or impressing ideas. A lot of teaching is a form of inculcation: teachers repeat information to students, hoping it will sink in.

Question 31

to inculcate

Answer 31

To instill or impress an idea on someone

Question 32

abnegation

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the act of renouncing or rejecting something.
“abnegation of political lawmaking power”
synonyms:
renunciation, rejection, refusal, abandonment, abdication, surrender, relinquishment, repudiation, denial; formal abjuration
“a serious abnegation of their responsibilities”
antonyms: acceptance
–> self-denial.
synonyms: self-denial, self-sacrifice, abstinence, temperance, continence, asceticism, austerity, abstemiousness
“people capable of abnegation and unselfishness”

Question 33

abjuration

Answer 33

the solemn repudiation, abandonment, or renunciation by or upon oath, often the renunciation of citizenship or some other right or privilege

Question 34

sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
“he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy”
synonyms: optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive, confident, cheerful, cheery;
antonyms: gloomy

Question 35

concomitant

Answer 35

adjective:
naturally accompanying or associated.
“she loved travel, with all its concomitant worries”

noun:
a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.
“some of us look on pain and illness as concomitants of the stresses of living”

Question 36

scupper (v)

Answer 36

prevent from working or succeeding; thwart.
synonyms: ruin, wreck, destroy, sabotage, torpedo, spoil, mess up
(originates from use to mean sinking a boat)

Question 37

indigence

Answer 37

a state of extreme poverty

Question 38

despotic

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of or typical of a despot; tyrannical.

Question 39

parochial

Answer 39

1. having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
   “this worldview seems incredibly naive and parochial”
   synonyms: narrow-minded, small-minded, provincial, narrow, small-town, conservative, illiberal, intolerant;
   “she was constantly challenging their parochial approach to education”
   antonyms: open-minded
2. relating to a church parish.
   “the parochial church council”

Question 40

despot

Answer 40

a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
synonyms: tyrant, oppressor, dictator, absolute ruler, totalitarian, autocrat

Question 41

a despotism

Answer 41

a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. Normally, that entity is an individual, as in an autocracy, but societies which limit respect and power to specific groups have also been given this title