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lab session 4 Flashcards

1
Q

A person suffering from triskaidekaphobia is likely to regard Friday 13th as an auspicious day.

true or false

A

false

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2
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Nomophobia means:
 A. fear of gnomes
 B. fear of nomads
 C. fear of nomenclature
 D. no mobile phone fear
A

D

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3
Q

Give one word of Greek origin which means:

Fear of Friday the 13th:

A

paraskevidekatriaphobia

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4
Q

What number is hidden in the following word (use the number keys):

chiliad:

A

1000

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5
Q

What number is hidden in the following word (use the number keys):

hectare:

A

100

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6
Q

What number is hidden in the following word (use the number keys):

heptathlon:

A

7

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7
Q

What is the word for the following form of governance:

by the military:

A

stratocracy

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8
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What is the word for the following form of governance:

by a single regent:

A

monarchy

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9
Q

What is the word for the following form of governance:

by the few:

A

oligarchy

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10
Q

What is the word for the following fear:

of cats:

A

ailurophobia

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11
Q

What is the word for the following fear:

of reptiles:

A

herpetophobia

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12
Q

What is the word for the following fear:

birds:

A

ornithophobia

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13
Q

What is the word for the following fear:

of the night:

A

nyctophobia

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14
Q

What does the following person/thing love?

Example: thermophile: Answer: heat

photophilous:

A

light

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15
Q

What is the word for the study of:

rocks:

A

petrology

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16
Q

What is the word for the study of:

insects:

A

entomology

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17
Q

What is the word for the study of:

women’s diseases:

A

gynaecology

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18
Q

What is the word for the study of:

cultures and races:

A

ethnology

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19
Q

What is the word for the study of:

fish

A

ichthyology

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20
Q

The following are synonyms:

diaphanous - transparent

true or false

A

true

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21
Q

The following are synonyms:

chronic - perennial

true or false

A

true

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22
Q

The following are synonyms:
dogmatic - equivocal
true or false

A

false

23
Q

Give one word for (write out the whole word even though I have given the first letter as a clue):

original model: p

A

prototype

24
Q

Give one word for: (write out the whole word even though I have given the first letter as a clue)

combination: s

A

synthesis

25
Q

Give one word for: (write out the whole word even though I have given the first letter as a clue)

direct opposite: a

A

antithesis

26
Q

Give one word for: (write out the whole word even though I have given the first letter as a clue)

moral: e

A

ethics

27
Q

‘The Pentagon’ is an example of an oxymoron.

A

false

28
Q

A polymath is a specialist in many branches of mathematics

A

false

29
Q

Greek numerals represent multiples and Latin numerals represent fractions.

A

true

30
Q

A necromancer would definitely suffer from thanatophobia.

A

false

thanatophobia- fear of death

31
Q

An ant-eater could be described as an entomophagous animal.

A

true - insect feeder

32
Q

Give one word of greek origin to substitute for the words in italics:

We have a mutually beneficial relationship.

A

symbiotic

33
Q

Give one word of Greek origin to substitute for the words in italics:

This young man is a new convert to sadoku.

A

neophyte

34
Q

Give one word of Greek origin to substitute for the words in italics:

Penguins are ‘one mate for life’ birds.

A

monogamous

35
Q

Give one word of Greek origin to substitute for the words in italics:

The political prisoners were given full pardon.

A

amnesty

36
Q

What is the word for ‘a fear of earthquakes’?

A

seismophobia

37
Q

What is the word for ‘a lover of archery’?

A

toxophilite

38
Q

What is the word for the medical condition, rabies?

A

hydrophobia

39
Q

What is the word for ‘the study of elections’?

A

psephology

40
Q

What is another word (of Greek origin) for ‘cannibals’?

A

anthropophagi

41
Q

What does a dendrologist study?

A

trees

42
Q

True or false: centimetre and hectometre both indicate 100 metres.

A

false

43
Q

True or false? An epidemic affects people world-wide.

A

false

44
Q

True or false? A misogynist is likely to be a philanderer.

A

false

45
Q

The following are synonyms:

protean - versatile

A

true

Proteus was a minor sea-god who had to abiltiy to change his shape.

46
Q

What number is hidden in the word ‘hebdomadal’? (use number keys - do not write the word)

A

7

47
Q

breaker of images or a person who attacks cherished or traditional beliefs

A

iconoclast

48
Q

5 athletic events

A

pentathlon

49
Q

An anachronism is something which is in the wrong time period.

A

true

50
Q

Give the Greek based synonym for a ‘speluncologist’:

A

speleologist (study of caves)

51
Q

Choose the word which means ‘a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than rational argument.’
A. demagogue
B. plebeian
C. democrat

A

A. demagogue

52
Q

The following are synonyms: synergy - collaboration

A

true

53
Q

It would be true to say that anthropophagi are carnivorous.

A

true

54
Q

What do you think a person hates if he is accused of ‘misoneism’?
A. new things
B. newly coined words
C. babies

A

A

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