MC #2

Question 1

Sacreligious

Answer 1

The violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.

Question 2

Usurped

Answer 2

To use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.

Question 3

Viable

Answer 3

Capable of living

Question 4

Altruism

Answer 4

The principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism ).

Question 5

Dissipate

Answer 5

To scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.

Question 6

Predilection

Answer 6

A tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference

Question 7

Obstinate

Answer 7

Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

Question 8

Descry

Answer 8

To see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

Question 9

Subjectivity

Answer 9

Existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective ).

Question 10

Apprehend

Answer 10

To grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; perceive; to take into legal custody

Question 11

Didactic

Answer 11

Intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry

Question 12

Kinsmen

Answer 12

A blood relative, especially a male; a relative by marriage; a person of the same nationality or ethnic group

Question 13

Tenuous

Answer 13

Thin in consistency; rare or rarefied

Question 14

Reverence

Answer 14

A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration

Question 15

Inherently

Answer 15

Existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute

Question 16

Barren

Answer 16

Unproductive; unfruitful

Question 17

Elegiac

Answer 17

Expressing sorrow or lamentation

Question 18

Apathetic

Answer 18

Having or showing little or no emotion

Question 19

Despair

Answer 19

Loss of hope; hopelessness

Question 20

Brusque

Answer 20

Abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

Question 21

Calamity

Answer 21

A great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury

Question 22

Idiom

Answer 22

An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one’s head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics

Question 23

Licentious

Answer 23

Unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

Question 24

Venerable

Answer 24

Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity

Question 25

Hegemony

Answer 25

Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation

Question 26

Underscore

Answer 26

To stress; emphasize

Question 27

Subsidize

Answer 27

To furnish or aid with a subsidy

Question 28

Piecemeal

Answer 28

Piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually

Question 29

Unassailable

Answer 29

Not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument

Question 30

Treatise

Answer 30

A formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay

Question 31

Sardonic

Answer 31

Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

Question 32

Oblique

Answer 32

Diverging from a given straight line or course

Question 33

Faculty

Answer 33

An ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action

Question 34

Languid

Answer 34

Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

Question 35

Homage

Answer 35

Respect or reverence paid or rendered

Question 36

Congenial

Answer 36

Agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

Question 37

Imperious

Answer 37

Dictatorial; overbearing