Phrases/Alternate Word Meanings

Question 0

pithy

Answer 0

adjective

1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
2. of, like, or abounding in pith.

Question 1

pith

Answer 1

noun

the important or essential part; essence; core; heart: the pith of the matter.

significant weight; substance; solidity: an argument without pith.

Question 2

savoir-faire

Answer 2

noun

1. The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.

Question 3

savoir-vivre

Answer 3

—noun

1. knowledge of the world and the ways or usages of polite society.

Origin: 1745–55; < French: literally, knowing how to live

Question 4

black propaganda

Answer 4

A technique for influencing opinion in which an information outlet cultivates confidence among its audience by releasing mostly veracious information, but occasionally spreading bits of deceptive propaganda.

Question 5

Dunning-Kruger Effect

Answer 5

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which low-ability individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability as much higher than it really is.

Question 6

pear-shaped

Answer 6

adjective

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2. ( of a vocal tone) clear, resident, and without harshness; full-bodied

Question 7

avant la lettre

Answer 7

“Before the letter” - before the phrase existed.

Nietzche was an existentialist avant la lettre.

Question 8

Protagonist disease

Answer 8

The tendency to consider one’s self the protagonist of life itself, and to act accordingly.