Vocabulary 4

Question 1

tenant
(noun, verb)

Answer 1

a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.
“council-house tenants”

a person in possession of real property by any right or title.

occupy (property) as a tenant.
“the house was tenanted by his cousin”

Question 2

psychosis
(noun)

Answer 2

a severe mental condition in which thought and emotions are so affected that contact is lost with external reality.
“the symptoms of psychosis”

Question 3

automaton
(noun)

Answer 3

a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being.
“a collection of 19th century French automata: acrobats, clowns, and musicians”

a machine which performs a range of functions according to a predetermined set of coded instructions.
“sophisticated automatons continue to run factory assembly lines”

used in comparisons to refer to a person who seems to act in a mechanical or unemotional way.
“like an automaton, she walked to the door”

Question 4

phenomenology
(noun)

Answer 4

the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being.

an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience.

Question 5

noetic
(adjective)

Answer 5

relating to mental activity or the intellect.
“the noetic quality of a mystical experience refers to the sense of revelation”

Question 6

Noology/Noölogy
(noun)

Answer 6

derives from the ancient Greek words νοῦς, nous or “mind” and λόγος, logos. Noology thus outlines a systematic study and organization of thought, knowledge and the mind.

Question 7

paramount
(adjective)

Answer 7

more important than anything else; supreme.
“the interests of the child are of paramount importance”

having supreme power.
“a paramount chief”

Question 8

concise
(adjective)

Answer 8

giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive.
“a concise account of the country’s history”

Question 9

contradistinction
(noun)

Answer 9

distinction made by contrasting the different qualities of two things.
“such a process is known as induction, in contradistinction to the deduction process”

Question 10

deluxe
(adjective)

Answer 10

luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind.
“a deluxe hotel”

Question 11

opulent
(adjective)

Answer 11

ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
“the opulent comfort of a limousine”

wealthy.
“his more opulent tenants”

Question 12

sumptuous
(adjective)

Answer 12

splendid and expensive-looking.
“the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal”

Question 13

atrium
(noun)

Answer 13

a central hall in a modern building, typically rising through several stories and having a glazed roof.
“plans call for a new atrium to be built behind the facade”

each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body, the left atrium oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein.

Question 14

proverbial
(adjective)

Answer 14

(of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom.
“I’m going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb”

well known, especially so as to be stereotypical.
“the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial”

Question 15

stupor
(noun)

Answer 15

a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.
“a drunken stupor”

Question 16

dwam
(noun)

Answer 16

a state of semi-consciousness or reverie.
“lying in bed, in the dwam before sleep”

Question 17

rumination
(noun)

Answer 17

a deep or considered thought about something.
“philosophical ruminations about life and humanity”

the action of chewing the cud.
“cows slow down their rumination”

Question 18

dysphoria
(noun)

Answer 18

a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life.
“adolescents with depression, dysphoria, mania, and anxiety disorders”

Question 19

brood
(noun, adjective)

Answer 19

a family of birds or other young animals produced at one hatching or birth.
“a brood of chicks”

(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding.
“a brood mare”

Question 20

brood
(verb)

Answer 20

think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.
“she had brooded over the subject a thousand times”

(of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them.
“the male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them”

Question 21

melancholy
(noun, adjective)

Answer 21

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
“an air of melancholy surrounded him”

having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive.
“she felt a little melancholy”

Question 22

heuristic
(adjective, noun)

Answer 22

enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves.
“a ‘hands-on’ or interactive heuristic approach to learning”

proceeding to a solution by trial and error or by rules that are only loosely defined.

a heuristic process or method.

Question 23

inasmuch as
(phrase)

Answer 23

to the extent that; insofar as.
“these provisions apply only inasmuch as trade between Member States is affected”

considering that; since (used to specify the respect in which a statement is true).
“it was not really a still life inasmuch as all the objects were in motion”

Question 24

audacious
(adjective)

Answer 24

showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
“a series of audacious takeovers”

showing an impudent lack of respect.
“he made an audacious remark”

Question 25

aetiological
(adjective)

Answer 25

causing or contributing to the development of a disease or condition.
“an antibody response to these bacteria could play an aetiological role in ulcerative colitis”

serving to explain something by giving a cause or reason for it, often in historical or mythical terms.
“the book recounts aetiological stories of the creation”

Question 26

Psychodynamics
(noun)

Answer 26

the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behavior and mental states.

Question 27

derivative
(noun)

Answer 27

something which is based on another source.
“the aircraft is a derivative of the Falcon 20G”

an arrangement or product (such as a future, option, or warrant) whose value derives from and is dependent on the value of an underlying asset, such as a commodity, currency, or security.
“the derivatives market”

Question 28

prerequisite
(noun, adjective)

Answer 28

a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
“sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses”

required as a prior condition.
“the student must have the prerequisite skills”

Question 29

adherence
(noun)

Answer 29

attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.
“a strict adherence to etiquette”

the quality or process of sticking fast to an object or surface.
“observing the adherence of the seeds to clothing prompted the development of Velcro”

Question 30

epigone
(noun)

Answer 30

a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, especially an artist or philosopher.
“the humdrum compositions of some of Beethoven’s epigones”

Question 31

volition
(noun)

Answer 31

the faculty or power of using one’s will.
“without conscious volition she backed into her office”

Question 32

equilibrium
(noun)

Answer 32

a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
“the task is the maintenance of social equilibrium”

a state of physical balance.
“I stumbled over a rock and recovered my equilibrium”
a calm state of mind.
“his intensity could unsettle his equilibrium”

Question 33

archetype
(noun)

Answer 33

a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
“he was the archetype of the old-style football club chairman”

(in Jungian theory) a primitive mental image inherited from the earliest human ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious.

Question 34

thwart
(verb)

Answer 34

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
“he never did anything to thwart his father”

oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully.
“the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties”

Question 35

self-actualization
(noun)

Answer 35

the realization or fulfilment of one’s talents and potentialities, especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

Question 36

contravene
(verb)

Answer 36

offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct).
“he contravened the Official Secrets Act”

conflict with (a right, principle, etc.), especially to its detriment.
“the Privy Council held that the prosecution contravened the rights of the individual”

Question 37

compensate
(verb)

Answer 37

give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; recompense.
“payments were made to farmers to compensate them for cuts in subsidies”

reduce or counteract (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect.
“the manager is hoping for victory to compensate for the team’s dismal league campaign”

Question 38

dissertation
(noun)

Answer 38

a long essay on a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree or diploma.
“a dissertation on the novels of the Brontë sisters”

Question 39

deficiency
(noun)

Answer 39

a lack or shortage.
“deficiencies in material resources”

a failing or shortcoming.
“for all its deficiencies it remains his most powerful play”

the amount by which something, especially revenue, falls short; a deficit.
“a budget deficiency of $96 billion

Question 40

advocate
(noun, verb)

Answer 40

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
“he was an untiring advocate of economic reform”

a person who puts a case on someone else’s behalf.
“care managers can become advocates for their clients”

publicly recommend or support.
“voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly”

Question 41

assertion
(noun)

Answer 41

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
“his assertion that his father had deserted the family”

the action of asserting something.
“the assertion of his legal rights”

Question 42

actualize
(verb)

Answer 42

make a reality of.
“he had actualized his dream and achieved the world record”

Question 43

Ineradicable
(adjective)

Answer 43

unable to be destroyed or removed.
“ineradicable hostility”

Question 44

indoctrination
(noun)

Answer 44

the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.
“prisoners are subjected to brainwashing, indoctrination, and punishment”

teaching; instruction.
“methods that were approved for indoctrination in divinity”

Question 45

maturation
(noun)

Answer 45

the action or process of maturing.
“sexual maturation”

Question 46

err
(verb)

Answer 46

be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
“the judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible”

fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong.
“he has erred and strayed as many of us have”

Question 47

agnostic
(noun)

Answer 47

a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.

Question 48

totalitarian
(adjective, noun)

Answer 48

relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
“a totalitarian regime”

a person advocating a totalitarian system of government.
“most totalitarians seem afraid of the spirit of science”

Note: This term can be consider to be derogatory.

Question 49

subservience
(noun)

Answer 49

willingness to obey others unquestioningly.
“he demonstrated his complete subservience to his masters”

the condition of being less important than something else.
“is it a case of the subservience of the divine to political beliefs?”

Question 50

conformity
(noun)

Answer 50

compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
“conformity to regulations”

behaviour in accordance with socially accepted conventions.
“a word of praise or an encouraging smile provide rewards for conformity to social norms”