Vocab 6

Question 0

Equanimity

Answer 0

Noun
equ = even
anim = mind, soul, spirit
-ity = state; quality

a. the quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

Question 1

Animus

Answer 1

Noun
anim = mind, soul, spirit

a. an attitude that informs one’s actions; disposition.
b. a feeling of animosity; ill will

Question 2

Pusillanimous

Answer 2

Adjective
pusill = weak
anim = mind, soul, spirit
-ous = possessing; full of; characterized by

a. Lacking courage; cowardly

Question 3

Diaphanous

Answer 3

Adjective
dia = through
phan = to show
-ous = possessing; full of; characterized by

a. of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
b. characterized by delicacy of form
c. vague or insubstantial

Question 4

Epiphany

Answer 4

Noun
epi = upon
phan = to show
-y = condition; state; quality

a. a sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
b. a comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization

Question 5

Phantasm

Answer 5

Noun
phan = to show

a. something apparently seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or an apparition
b. an illusory mental image.

Question 6

Sycophant

Answer 6

Noun
syco = fig
phant = to show

a. a servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people

Question 7

Fervid

Answer 7

Adjective
ferv(ere) = to boil

a. marked by great passion or zeal
b. extremely hot; burning

Question 8

Effervescent

Answer 8

Adjective
ef(ex) = out
ferv(ere) = to boil
-escent = beginning to be; becoming; characterized by; resembling:

b. escaping from a liquid as bubbles; bubbling up
c. showing high spirits or excitement

Question 9

Immutable

Answer 9

Adjective
im = not
mut = to change
-able = able to
a. not subject or susceptible to change

Question 10

Permutation

Answer 10

Noun
per = through
mut = to change
-ation = state, condition, or quality of
a. a complete change; a transformation.
b. the act of altering a given set of objects in a group

Question 11

Transmute

Answer 11

Verb
trans = across
mute = to change

a. to change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform

Question 12

Extemporaneous

Answer 12

Adjective
ex = out
tempor = time
-eous = having the nature of; resembling:

a. carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu
b. prepared in advance but delivered without notes or text
c. skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance
d. provided, made, or adapted as an expedient; makeshift

Question 13

Temporal

Answer 13

Adjective
tempor = time
-al = of, relating to, or characterized by

a. of, relating to, or limited by time
b. of or relating to the material world; worldly
c. lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing

Question 14

Temporize

Answer 14

Verb
tempor = time
-ize = to cause to be or to become or resemble

a. to act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
b. to engage in discussions or negotiations, especially so as to achieve a compromise or gain time.
c. to yield to current circumstances or necessities; act to suit the time

Question 15

Hegira

Answer 15

Noun
Religion
The flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622, marking the beginning of the Moslem era.

a. a flight to escape danger

Question 16

Herculean

Answer 16

Adjective
Gk Myth
Hercules was the son of Zeus and Alcmene, a hero of extraordinary strength who won immortality by performing 12 labors demanded by Hera.
a. of unusual size, power, or difficulty.

Question 17

Hermetic

Answer 17

Adjective
Gk Myth
Relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the works ascribed to him, and having to do with the occult sciences, especially alchemy; magical

a. completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air.
b. impervious to outside interference or influence

Question 18

Hydra

Answer 18

Noun
Greek Myth
The many-headed monster that was slain by Hercules
A persistent or multifaceted problem that cannot be eradicated by a single effort.

Question 19

Homeric

Answer 19

Adjective
Literature
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Homer, his works, or the legends and age of which he wrote
Heroic in proportion, degree, or character; epic

Question 20

Lilliputian

Answer 20

Adjective
Literature
Lilliput was a land occupied by little people visited by Gulliver in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
a. a very small person or being
a. very small; diminutive.