Vocab test 1

Question 0

Taxonomy

Answer 0

A classification that is used to sort organisms.

Indeed, his document started with a comprehensive taxonomy of question types.

Question 1

metacognition

Answer 1

: awareness or analysis of one’s own learning or thinking processes
I demonstrated metacognitive awareness as soon as I saw the word “haands”. I know it is spelled “hands”.

Question 2

Canon

Answer 2

a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
A standard. Rules have a canon of 12 inches
“the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity””

Question 3

Apocrypha(l)

Answer 3

(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Something hidden or concealed
“an apocryphal story about a former president”

Question 4

Monotheistic

Answer 4

The belief in one god.

Catholicism is a monotheistic religion

Question 5

Polytheistic

Answer 5

Belief in manny gods

Hindi is a polytheistic religion.

Question 6

Jargon

Answer 6

special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
“I have to learn legal jargon”
Slag words

Question 7

Dogmatic

Answer 7

: expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted.

She’s become so dogmatic lately that arguing with her is pointless

Question 8

Opacity

Answer 8

: the quality of a material that does not allow light to pass through it : the quality of being opaque

That glass is opaque

Question 9

Aesthetic

Answer 9

To be concerned about the nature of beauty or the appr of beauty

There are practical as well as aesthetic reasons for planting trees.

Question 10

Persona

Answer 10

The aspect of a character that is seen by others

His public persona is that of a strong, determined leader, but in private life he’s very insecu

Question 11

Atrophy

Answer 11

wasting away or progressive decline <was not a solitude of atrophy, of negation, but of perpetual flowering

The doctor was converted about the atrophy of his heart

Question 12

Anecdote

Answer 12

A story about yourself rich with details

In class we had to write personal anecdotes.

Question 13

Dismal

Answer 13

Depressing or dreary

The clouds were dismal

Question 14

Disillusion

Answer 14

to cause (someone) to stop believing that something is good, valuable, true, etc

Question 15

Covenant

Answer 15

A usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement

We made a covenant to stay together forever.

Question 16

Metaphor

Answer 16

: a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar

We had to use metaphors in our paper

Question 17

genre

Answer 17

A classification system used in music and etc

My favorite genre of music is classical

Question 18

Dystopian

Answer 18

An imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly

The book “the giver” is about a dystopian world

Question 19

Minutiae

Answer 19

A minor detail

She is so obsessed with minutiaes