Philosophy 11.18

Question 1

surmise

Answer 1

to guess that sth is true using the information you know already
“he surmised that something must be wrong”

Question 2

demarcation

Answer 2

the point at which one area of work, responsibility etc ends and another begins
“the demarcation of the maritime border”
“a horizontal band that produces a distinct demarcation two inches from the top”

Question 3

taxonomy

Answer 3

the process or a system of organizing things into different groups that show their natural relationships, especially plants or animals
“the taxonomy of these fossils”

Question 4

vicinity

Answer 4

in the area around a particular place

“the number of people living in the immediate vicinity was small”

Question 5

posit

Answer 5

to suggest that a particular idea should be accepted as a fact
“the Confucian view posits a perfectible human nature”

Question 6

contemporaneous

Answer 6

existing or occurring in the same period of time

ex: Pythagoras was contemporaneous with Buddha.

Question 7

tranquil

Answer 7

free from disturbance, calm
ex:
imbalances build up during seemingly tranquil times

Question 8

straddle

Answer 8

extend across or be situated on both sides of

ex: the macroeconomic implications of financial frictions straddling three branches of economics