Vocab List 5- Greek Related Words

Question 1

one who holds that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable; one who asserts that all claims to knowledge are uncertain

Answer 1

agnostic
synonyms: nonbeliever, skeptic
antonym: believer

Question 2

1. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation; a formal ecclesiastical curse or ban
2. a person or thing greatly detested
3. a curse or imprecation generally

Answer 2

anathema

Question 3

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying tissue by chemical action

cutting or sarcastic in utterance

Answer 3

caustic

Question 4

a test, rule, or standard by which something is judged

Answer 4

criterion

Question 5

a leader who appeals to the emotion and prejudices of the populace in order to obtain power

Answer 5

demagogue

Question 6

an indefinitely long time

Answer 6

eon

Question 7

a name or title used to describe or characterize a person or thing

Answer 7

epithet

Question 8

a temperament peculiar to an individual; any personal peculiarity or mannerism

Answer 8

idiosyncrasy

Question 9

a supposed remedy for all diseases or ills

Answer 9

panacea

Question 10

excess; superabundance

Answer 10

plethora

Question 11

a fictitious name, as one assumed by an author

Answer 11

pseudonym

Question 12

occurring in occasional or isolated instances

Answer 12

sporadic