Lesson 2

Question 1

alter

Answer 1

other

Question 2

epi

Answer 2

on, toward

Question 3

para

Answer 3

beside

Question 4

peri

Answer 4

around

Question 5

tithenai

Answer 5

to put

Question 6

a noisy quarrel

Answer 6

altercation

Question 7

concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness

Answer 7

altruism

Question 8

lasting for a very short time (literally, for one day); transitory; not everlasting

Answer 8

ephemeral

Question 9

an inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there; a brief (literary) summary of a dead person’s life

Answer 9

epitaph

Question 10

a typical representation of something; a person who embodies a quality

Answer 10

epitome

Question 11

referring to the name of a person, a mythical being, or a literary figure associated with something, or to a word incorporating the name of such a person (as in braille, cardigan, silhouette, sandwich, and spoonerism)

Answer 11

eponymous

Question 12

an example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or concept

Answer 12

paradigm

Question 13

a statement that seems contradictory but contains a truth or valid deduction

Answer 13

paradox

Question 14

a model of excellence or perfection

Answer 14

paragon

Question 15

in mathematics, a constant that has variable values and is used to determine other variables/ a boundary

Answer 15

parameter

Question 16

walking or traveling about

Answer 16

peripatetic

Question 17

pertaining to the boundary of an area/ of minor importance

Answer 17

peripheral

Question 18

a person or thing detested and shunned/ a curse, especially a formal church ban or excommunication

Answer 18

anathema

Question 19

an exact opposite; a complete contrast/ a rhetorical form juxtaposing contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure

Answer 19

antithesis

Question 20

a word or phrase used positively or negatively that characterizes or describes a person or thing, added to or replacing a name

Answer 20

epithet