Set #1-Puritan Lit

Question 1

incredulous

Answer 1

(adj.) disbelieving, skeptical

Question 2

credible

Answer 2

(adj.) believable

Question 3

creed

Answer 3

(n.) statement of religious beliefs or principles;

Question 4

nuance

Answer 4

(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality)

Question 5

eulogy

Answer 5

(n) speech of praise usually given at a funeral

Question 6

euthanasia

Answer 6

(n.) the act of painlessly ending the lives of individuals who are suffering from an incurable disease or severe disability

Question 7

euphemism

Answer 7

(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

Question 8

mimesis

Answer 8

(n.) imitation of the real world: Aristotle’s term for how art imitates life

Question 9

binary

Answer 9

(adj.) relating to, composed of, or involving two things

Question 10

providence

Answer 10

(n.) God’s plan for and protection of all creation

Question 11

theocracy

Answer 11

(n.) government ruled by religious beliefs

Question 12

didactic

Answer 12

(adj.) intended to teach

Question 13

malinger

Answer 13

(v.) to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill

Question 14

immerse

Answer 14

(v.) plunge or completely submerge (figuratively or literally)

Question 15

artifice

Answer 15

(n.) artful trickery

Question 16

malaise

Answer 16

(n.) feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness; cause is difficult to identify; spiritual or mental in nature:

Question 17

purported

Answer 17

(adj.) alleged; claimed; supposed; reputed or rumored

Question 18

self-effacing

Answer 18

(adj.) not drawing attention to oneself; modest

Question 19

meander

Answer 19

(v.) to wander about aimlessly

Question 20

mêlée

Answer 20

(n.) noisy, confused fight