Test 2 memo

Question 1

Chilliad

Answer 1

a group of 1000 or a period of 1000 years

Question 2

octamerous

Answer 2

having 8 parts

Question 3

myriad

Answer 3

inumerable

Question 4

petathlon

Answer 4

series of 5 athletic events

Question 5

tetralogy

Answer 5

a series of 4 related works

Question 6

antonym of monotheistic

Answer 6

polytheistic

Question 7

antonym of philanthropist

Answer 7

misanthrope

Question 8

lover of corpses

Answer 8

necrophile

Question 9

lover of dogs

Answer 9

cynophile

Question 10

lover of archery

Answer 10

taxophilite

Question 11

study of elections

Answer 11

psephology

Question 12

amathophobia

Answer 12

fear of dust

Question 13

measures distance

Answer 13

odometer

Question 14

abnormal reading

Answer 14

dyslexia

Question 15

correct spelling

Answer 15

orthography

Question 16

destroying of traditional beliefs or statues

Answer 16

iconoclasm

Question 17

Argus-eyed

Answer 17

ever watchful

Question 18

needed to have a poison identified…

Answer 18

toxicologist

Question 19

wanted to find out the age of a tree…

Answer 19

dendrochronologist

Question 20

needed a hip replacement…

Answer 20

orthopaedic

Question 21

A laconic person could be described as loquacious

Answer 21

false

Question 22

Hyrdrophobia is another name for the disease rabies

Answer 22

true

Question 23

‘to pass away’ is a common epithet for ‘to die’

Answer 23

false

Question 24

Charles Dickens originally wrote under the pseudonym Boz

Answer 24

true

Question 25

parachute and paradigm are etymologically linked

Answer 25

false

Question 26

greek numbers reflect multiples and roman numbers reflect fractions

Answer 26

true

Question 27

A hypocrite in ancient Greece should be admired

Answer 27

true

Question 28

An apocryphal story is one based on empirical evidence

Answer 28

false

Question 29

'George' is an appropriate name for a farmer

Answer 29

true

Question 30

The goddess Aphrodite took the side of the Greeks during the Trojan war

Answer 30

false

Question 31

Iran is an example of a modern day theocracy

Answer 31

true

Question 32

Halcyon days are calm and peaceful

Answer 32

true

Question 33

A sophistic argument is a specious one

Answer 33

true

Question 34

a person interested in lycanthropy would probably study to become an entomologist

Answer 34

false

Question 35

an ergophobe would be assiduous

Answer 35

false

Question 36

ergophobia

Answer 36

fear of employment

Question 37

synonyms? | anathema - blessing

Answer 37

no

Question 38

synonyms? | pandemic- universal

Answer 38

true

Question 39

synonyms? | oenology- viticulture

Answer 39

no

Question 40

synonyms? | chilliad- meillennium

Answer 40

true

Question 41

synonyms? | pedagogue- foot-specialist

Answer 41

no

Question 42

pedagogue

Answer 42

a strict teacher

Question 43

synonyms? | apathetic- impassive

Answer 43

true

Question 44

synonyms? | protean- versitile

Answer 44

true

Question 45

synonyms? | xenogamy-cross-fertilisation

Answer 45

true

Question 46

synonyms? | personification- anthropomorphism

Answer 46

true

Question 47

synonyms? | diachronic-historical

Answer 47

true

Question 48

synonyms? | orthogonal- rectangular

Answer 48

true

Question 49

synonyms? | speleology- speluncologu

Answer 49

true

Question 50

synonyms? | hypogeal-subterranean

Answer 50

true

Question 51

synonyms? | synarchy-joint rule

Answer 51

true