Meditation Quiz

Question 1

rouse

Answer 1

to bring out of sleep

Question 2

castigate

Answer 2

reprimand severely

Question 3

erroneous

Answer 3

wrong, incorrect

Question 4

certitude

Answer 4

absolute certainty

Question 5

metonymy

Answer 5

when a thing or idea is called by a different name associated with it.
Ex: US movie business production called Hollywood.

Question 6

synecdoche

Answer 6

when the part of something refers to the whole, or vice versa.
New York won by a landslide (referring to yankees)
America is a great country (referring to USA).

Question 7

firmament

Answer 7

the heavens or the sky, esp. in a tangible form

Question 8

gourmand

Answer 8

a person who enjoys eating too much and does so often

Question 9

self-effacing

Answer 9

being humble

Question 10

repudiate

Answer 10

to reject as having no authority- refuse to be associated with, deny truth or validity

Question 11

conceit

Answer 11

excessive pride in oneself

also the extended metaphor at the end of metaphysical poems

Question 12

macrocosm

Answer 12

the whole of a complex structure, when juxtaposed with a small part of it

Question 13

microcosm

Answer 13

a small community or place encapsulating the qualities of something larger

Question 14

imperative

Answer 14

vitally important

Question 15

allusion

Answer 15

indirect reference

Question 16

invocation

Answer 16

invoking something or someone for assistance