June

Question 1

What is the difference between gregarious and egregious?

Answer 1

gregarious = sociable, outgoing

egregious = think standing out from the crowd for being bad or evil

Question 2

How would you describe someone who is sociable and outgoing?

Answer 2

gregarious

Question 3

How would you describe someone who is bad or evil?

Answer 3

egregious

Question 4

Define ‘ergo’

Answer 4

Latin for ‘therefore’

Question 5

How could you describe someone’s sharp, forthright speech or writing?

Answer 5

Ascerbic

Ascerbic = sharp or forthright

His ascerbic wit

Etymology: sour or bitter

Question 6

Define acerbic

Answer 6

Sharp and forthright (speech or writing)

Question 7

What is a demamgogue?

Answer 7

A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

Question 8

How would you describe Trump’s actions in his response to gun violence in America?

Answer 8

demagoguery