English Vocab 1-12

Question 1

Proliferate

Answer 1

Verb
To grow rapidly

Question 2

Nuance

Answer 2

Noun
A subtle difference in meaning, opinion, additude

Question 3

Egregious

Answer 3

Adjective
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Question 4

Protean

Answer 4

Adjective
Readily assuming different forms or characters, changeable in shape or form

Question 5

Chortle

Answer 5

(Noun, verb)
A softy or partially suppressed laugh

Question 6

Glean

Answer 6

Verb
To collect or gather bit by bit, sort through ideas and take what you need

Question 7

Dissemble

Answer 7

Verb
Hide under a false appearance to deceive

Question 8

Indoctrinate

Answer 8

Verb
Teaching a person a particular set of ideals, beliefs, or doctrine rather than letting someone think independently.
To teach a one sided point of view

Question 9

Rectify

Answer 9

Verb
To make right or correct

Question 10

Prosaically

Answer 10

Adverb
In a matter-of-fact matter
Adjective: lacking imagination, dull or ordinary

Question 11

Proletariat

Answer 11

Noun
A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages. Word used by marxists and others who believed that capitalism created a class of exploited workers

Question 12

Mutability Mutable

Answer 12

Noun Adjective
The quality of being changeable

Question 13

Etymology

Answer 13

Word origins help us understand unfamiliar words with their, prefix, root, or suffix

Question 14

Prefix

Answer 14

An affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix
Ex- un pre pared

Question 15

Root

Answer 15

Most basic of fundamental part of a word where the essential meaning lies
Ex: SPECulate

Question 16

Suffix

Answer 16

A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative, often indicates part of speech
Ex: comfortABLE

Question 17

Totalitarianism

Answer 17

Is a system of government under which the people are allowed virtually no authority, with the state holding absolute control

Question 18

Portmanteau

Answer 18

Word formed out of 2 other words

Question 19

Paradox

Answer 19

A statement that contradicts itself

Question 20

Doublethink

Answer 20

A part of newspeak, it is the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct often in distinct social context

Question 21

Cognitive dissonance

Answer 21

Contradictory beliefs that cause conflict in ones mind
(Doublethink is notable because of lack of cognitive dissonance, person is unaware of contradiction)

Question 22

Symbolism

Answer 22

The use of a symbol to signify ideas and qualities by giving them meanings that are different from their literal sense

Question 23

Grammar

Answer 23

The set of language rules that you use most of the time unconsciously, to create phrases and sentences that convey meaning