Semester 1 Final Vocab

Question 0

Ad infinitum

Answer 0

Endlessly; forever ; without limit

Question 1

Ad hominem

Answer 1

Appealing to listeners or readers prejudices rather than to reason

Question 2

Ad nauseam

Answer 2

To a sickening degree; to the point of nausea or disgust

Question 3

Alfresco

Answer 3

In the open air; outdoors

Question 4

Chutzpah

Answer 4

Supreme self-confidence; shameless audacity ; nerve; brazenness

Question 5

Faux pas

Answer 5

Error; social blunder; tactless act

Question 6

In media res

Answer 6

in the middle of things, rather then at the beginning

Question 7

Kudos

Answer 7

Praise for an achievement; glory; fame

Question 8

Non sequitur

Answer 8

Comment bearing no relevance to what has just been Said

Question 9

Persona non grata

Answer 9

Person who is unwelcome; unacceptable person

Question 10

Extralegal

Answer 10

Beyond the jurisdiction of the law; not regulated by law

Question 11

Extraneous

Answer 11

Coming from the outside; big an essential part; irrelevant

Question 12

Interdependent

Answer 12

Dependent on one another; mutually dependent

Question 13

Interpersonal

Answer 13

Between persons

Question 14

Intramural

Answer 14

Within the walls or boundaries of a chill university etc.

Question 15

Debut

Answer 15

First public appearance

Question 16

Genesis

Answer 16

Origin. Coming into being

Question 18

Initiative

Answer 18

Ability to begin and follow through without being urged. Enterprise

Question 19

terminal

Answer 19

coming at the end; ending in death

Question 20

ultimatum

Answer 20

final, uncompromising demand or offer, leading to serious consequences if rejected

Question 21

alias

Answer 21

assumed name

Question 22

collusion

Answer 22

secret agreement for a deceitful purpose; conspiracy

Question 23

con

Answer 23

swindle after first gaining the confidence of the victim; trick; coax

Question 24

facade

Answer 24

false front; artificial or superficial appearance

Question 25

insidious

Answer 25

lying in wait to entrap; crafty; trecherous

Question 26

bagatelle

Answer 26

trifle; something of little value or importance

Question 27

forbearance

Answer 27

self-control; patience

Question 28

penchat

Answer 28

strong learning; fondness; liking

Question 29

reconcile

Answer 29

make friendly again; settle, adjust

Question 30

veracity

Answer 30

truthfulness; honesty

Question 31

hypercritical

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excessively fault-finding; captious

Question 32

submarginal

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below minimum standards; inadequate for some end; unproductive

Question 33

subservient

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useful in an “under” or subordinate, capacity; excessively submissive

Question 34

superficial

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over or on the surface only; not profound or thorough

Question 35

monologue

Answer 35

lengthy talk by one person

Question 36

multifaceted

Answer 36

having many aspects or facets

Question 37

poly math

Answer 37

person of great and diversified learning

Question 38

polytheistic

Answer 38

believing in more than one god

Question 39

bibliophile

Answer 39

lover of books

Question 40

megalomania

Answer 40

mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur, power, wealth, etc.

Question 41

phobia

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abnormal and persistent fear, dislike, or hatred

Question 42

xenophobia

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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

Question 43

decimate

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destroy ten or more percent, or a large portion

Question 44

dichotomy

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division in two; split

Question 45

plurality

Answer 45

number of votes by which a winning candidate exceeds that of a runner-up

Question 46

score

Answer 46

group of twenty; twenty