The Speculative Dread of “Black Mirror”

Question 1

prescient

Answer 1

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

Question 2

ordeal

Answer 2

a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.

Question 3

being hampered

Answer 3

hinder or impede the movement or progress of.

Question 4

desultory

Answer 4

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

Question 5

extrapolation

Answer 5

the action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable.

Question 6

prurience

Answer 6

is when someone pays too much attention to sex

Question 7

clairvoyant

Answer 7

a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. / having or exhibiting clairvoyance.

Question 8

exuberance

Answer 8

the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.

Question 9

disconcerting

Answer 9

causing one to feel unsettled.

Question 10

farcical

Answer 10

relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.

Question 11

wretched

Answer 11

of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. /of poor quality; very bad.

Question 12

pulsate

Answer 12

produce a regular throbbing sensation or sound.

Question 13

escapism

Answer 13

the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.

Question 14

commensurate

Answer 14

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

Question 15

scabrous

Answer 15

unpleasant; unattractive. /rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs. /indecent; salacious.

Question 16

salacious

Answer 16

having or conveying undue or indecent interest in sexual matters

Question 17

having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.

Answer 17

prescient

Question 18

a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.

Answer 18

ordeal

Question 19

hinder or impede the movement or progress of.

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being hampered

Question 20

lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.

Answer 20

desultory

Question 21

the action of estimating or concluding something by assuming that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable.

Answer 21

extrapolation

Question 22

is when someone pays too much attention to sex

Answer 22

prurience

Question 23

a person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. / having or exhibiting clairvoyance.

Answer 23

clairvoyant

Question 24

the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.

Answer 24

exuberance

Question 25

causing one to feel unsettled.

Answer 25

disconcerting

Question 26

relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.

Answer 26

farcical

Question 27

of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. /of poor quality; very bad.

Answer 27

wretched

Question 28

produce a regular throbbing sensation or sound.

Answer 28

pulsate

Question 29

the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.

Answer 29

escapism

Question 30

corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

Answer 30

commensurate

Question 31

unpleasant; unattractive. /rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs. /indecent; salacious.

Answer 31

scabrous

Question 32

having or conveying undue or indecent interest in sexual matters

Answer 32

salacious

Question 33

captious

Answer 33

tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

Question 34

fretful

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feeling or expressing distress or irritation

Question 35

travail

Answer 35

painful or laborious effort.

Question 36

tending to find fault or raise petty objections.

Answer 36

captious

Question 37

feeling or expressing distress or irritation

Answer 37

fretful

Question 38

painful or laborious effort.

Answer 38

travail