US History word of the day

Question 1

evidence that confirms a statement, theory, finding and confirmation

Answer 1

Corroboration

Question 2

the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement or idea

Answer 2

Context

Question 3

the study of past events; particularly in human affairs

Answer 3

History

Question 4

eristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others

Answer 4

Distinctive

Question 5

a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

Answer 5

Colony

Question 6

form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess

Answer 6

Evaluate

Question 7

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

Answer 7

Astute

Question 8

the process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.

Answer 8

Administration

Question 9

appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Answer 9

Apt

Question 10

modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.’

Answer 10

Utopian

Question 11

obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise

Answer 11

Adultion

Question 12

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

Answer 12

Aesthetic

Question 13

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.Binary - relating to, composed of, or involving two things

Answer 13

Analogous

Question 14

a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall

Answer 14

Buttress

Question 15

warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitation

Answer 15

Caveat

Question 16

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Answer 16

Colloquial