One Word Sub 6 Flashcards
What is the word for a self-governing country or region?
A) Bureaucracy
B) Autocracy,
C) Oligarchy
D) Autonomy
D) Autonomy
What do you call a person who does not express their thoughts freely?
A) Egotist
B) Ambivert
C) Introvert
D) Extrovert
C) Introvert
What is the word for a large cage or enclosure for keeping birds?
A) Aquarium
B) Aviary
C) Apiary
D) Aviator
B) Aviary
What is the term for government run by state officials rather than elected representatives?
A) Democracy
B) Autocracy
C) Bureaucracy
D) Oligarchy
C) Bureaucracy
What is the term for killing one’s mother?
A) Matricide
B) Patricide
C) Sororicide
D) Fratricide
A) Matricide
What is the word for a position that requires little or no work but gives financial benefit?
A) Sinecure
B) Syndicate
C) Synergy
D) Simony
A) Sinecure
What is the term for a short and witty remark?
A) Epithet
B) Epilogue
C) Epigram
D) Epitaph
C) Epigram
What is the word for a person who regards the whole world as their country?
A) Cosmopolitan
B) Patriot
C) Nationalist
D) Citizen
A) Cosmopolitan
What is the word for a collection of weapons or military equipment?
A) Arsenal
B) Archive
C) Aviary
D) Alcove
A) Arsenal
What is the word for a person who takes pleasure in inflicting pain on others?
A) Masochist
B) Sadist
C) Pessimist
D) Optimist
B) Sadist
What is the term for a written statement confirmed by oath for use as evidence in court?
A) Affidavit
B) Testament
C) Deposition
D) Allegation
A) Affidavit
What is the term for the sound made by cattle?
A) Moo
B) Bark
C) Roar
D) Bray
A) Moo
What is the word for a period of ten years?
A) Decade
B) Century
C) Millennium
D) Era
A) Decade
What is the term for a person who cannot make mistakes?
A) Infallible
B) Incorrigible
C) Indelible
D) Indifferent
A) Infallible
What is the term for an imaginary ideal society free from suffering?
A) Dystopia
B) Utopia
C) Paradise
D) Eden
B) Utopia
