Vocab 3

Question 1

Plausible

Answer 1

seeming reasonable or believable

Question 2

Epistemology

Answer 2

The theory of knowledge

Question 3

Apparition

Answer 3

A ghost or ghost-like image of a person

Question 4

Ambit

Answer 4

The scope, extent, or bounds of something

Question 5

Omnipotent

Answer 5

Having unlimited power

Question 6

Cogito

Answer 6

The principle establishing the existence of a being from the fact of it’s thinking or awareness; “I think, therefore I am”

Question 7

Opacity

Answer 7

The condition of lacking transparency or translucence

Question 8

Incoherent

Answer 8

Expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear

Question 9

Inoculate

Answer 9

Immunize against a disease by introducing infective material, microorganisms, or vaccine into the body

Question 10

Contingency

Answer 10

A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted w/ certainty

Question 11

Arbiter

Answer 11

A person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter

Question 12

Emphatic

Answer 12

Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly

Question 13

Panpsychism

Answer 13

The view that all things have a mind or mind-like quality

Question 14

Dualism

Answer 14

The theory that the mind and body are seperate substances

Question 15

Materialism

Answer 15

The doctrine that nothing exists except matter and it’s movement and modifications; Only physical stuff exists

Question 16

Ineffable

Answer 16

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

Question 17

Inclination

Answer 17

A persons natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way

Question 18

Deign

Answer 18

Do something that one considers to be beneath ones dignity

Question 19

Monism

Answer 19

All things in existence are a part of the same unified oneness

Question 20

Dichotomy

Answer 20

A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different

Question 21

Refutation

Answer 21

The action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false

Question 22

Blip

Answer 22

An unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend

Question 23

Roughshod

Answer 23

(of a horse) Having shoes w/ nailheads projecting to prevent slipping

Question 24

Cosmic

Answer 24

Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth