Vocab Deck 6

Question 1

a priori

Answer 1

1a: DEDUCTIVE
b: relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions
— compare A POSTERIORI
c: presupposed by experience
2a: being without examination or analysis : PRESUMPTIVE
b: formed or conceived beforehand

Question 2

a posteriori

Answer 2

1: INDUCTIVE
2: relating to or derived by reasoning from observed facts

Question 3

progeria

Answer 3

also known as Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, is an extremely rare, progressive genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly,

Question 4

ilk

Answer 4

SORT, KIND

Question 5

du jour

Answer 5

1. made for a particular day

2. popular, fashionable, or prominent at a particular time

Question 6

raconteur

Answer 6

a person who excels in telling anecdotes

Question 7

McCarthyism

Answer 7

a mid-20th century political attitude characterized chiefly by opposition to elements held to be subversive and by the use of tactics involving personal attacks on individuals by means of widely publicized indiscriminate allegations especially on the basis of unsubstantiated charges

broadly : defamation of character or reputation through such tactics

Question 8

Trompe L’oeil

Answer 8

(TROMP LOY) Art technique that uses realistic imagery to create an optical illusion

Question 9

chyron

Answer 9

a caption superimposed over usually the lower part of a video image (as during a news broadcast)