UNIT 4

Question 1

Raison d’etre

Answer 1

Noun
Reason or justification for being or existence

Question 2

Apocryphal

Answer 2

Adjective
Of questionable authorship or authenticity

Question 3

artifice

Answer 3

noun
clever trickery or deception (don’t use with “an”)

Question 4

Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

Answer 4

Noun
A series of experiences in which an idea you just learned out about seems to appear everywhere (aka frequent illusion)

Question 5

Discombobulated

Answer 5

adjective
confused or disconcerted; upset; frustrated

Question 6

dubious

Answer 6

adjective
unsettled in opinion; thoughtful; questionable.

Question 7

Facade

Answer 7

Noun
A superficial appearance or Illusion of something; in architecture, the decorative front of a building

Question 8

Feign

Answer 8

Verb
to give a false appearance of

Question 9

Indubitable

Answer 9

Adjective
too evident to be doubted

Question 10

Obfuscate

Answer 10

Verb
to make unclear or confusing

Question 11

Paragon

Answer 11

Noun
a model of excellence, often used with of

Question 12

Pretext

Answer 12

Noun
an excuse

Question 13

Quixotic

Answer 13

Adjective
extravagantly romantic; impractical and it’s grandice or idealism

Question 14

Semblance

Answer 14

Noun
Outward aspect or appearance; an assumed or unreal appearance

Question 15

snake oil

Answer 15

Noun
a concoction of questionable medical value that is sold as an all-purpose curative

Question 16

Soothsayer

Answer 16

Noun
a person who professes to foretell events

Question 17

Spurious

Answer 17

Adjective
Counterfeit; not genuine, authentic, or true

Question 18

uncanny

Answer 18

Adjective
seeming to have a supernatural basis; beyond the ordinary or normal

Question 19

Verisimilitude

Answer 19

Noun
the appearance of truth or realism; seems legit, but it’s possible not true

Question 20

Gaslight

Answer 20

Verb
To deliberately manipulate someone into questioning their own sanity; to subtly drive someone into madness