Vocabulary

Question 1

delineates

Answer 1

describe or portray (something) precisely

Question 2

inference

Answer 2

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Question 3

repudiate

repyoudeeate

Answer 3

refuse to accept or be associated with

Question 4

empirical

Answer 4

based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

Question 5

indignation

Answer 5

anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

Question 6

incongruous

Answer 6

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

Question 7

auspicious

Answer 7

conducive to success; favorable

Question 8

auspices

Answer 8

kindly patronage and guidance

Question 9

arbitrary

Answer 9

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Question 10

cathartic

Answer 10

providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions

Question 11

raison d’etre

Answer 11

the most important reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence

Question 12

conversely

Answer 12

introducing a statement or idea which reverses one that has just been made or referred to

Question 13

cognitive dissonance

Answer 13

when a person perceives a disconnect between his beliefs about what is right and appropriate and how he is actually behaving (inner discomfort, regret, or guilt)

Question 14

e.g.

Answer 14

Latin
exempli gratia
(for example)

Question 15

i.e.

Answer 15

id est
Latin
(in other words)

Question 16

xenophobia

Answer 16

dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries

Question 17

data is plural _______ is singular

from the Latin “dare”, meaning “to give”

Answer 17

datum

Question 18

requiem

Answer 18

an act or token of remembrance

Question 19

persona non-grata

Answer 19

an unacceptable or unwelcome person

Question 20

intersectonality

Answer 20

Kimberle Crenshaw - overlapping and intersecting social identities that affect and inform how we move around society.
Race, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Nationality, and Disability.

Question 21

synergistic

Answer 21

The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, to produce a combined effort greater than the sum of their separate effects

Question 22

paternalism

Answer 22

the policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to them in the subordinates’ supposed best interest

Question 23

comorbidity

Answer 23

the simultaneous presence of two or more chronic diseases or conditions

Question 24

malfeasance
misfeasance
nonfeasance

Answer 24

malfeasance = misconduct (lying, cheating, taking advantage of client)

misfeasance = improper execution (don’t know what you’re doing

nonfeasance = failure to perform (not doing your job)

Question 25

milieu

Answer 25

a person’s social environment

Question 26

perturbation

Answer 26

anxiety; mental uneasiness

Question 27

iatrogenic

Answer 27

illness caused by medical examination or treatment

Question 28

ethnicity

Answer 28

common ancestry through which people envolved shared values, customs, and standards of behavior

Question 29

culture

Answer 29

common patterns of behavior, values, and beliefs shared by a group (ethnic, racial, geographical, religious, gender, class, age, educational, interests)

Question 30

pernicious

Answer 30

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way

Question 31

sine quan non

Answer 31

an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary

Question 32

epigenetics

Answer 32

the interaction of genetics and environmental variables