Vocabulary

Question 1

Accouterment

Answer 1

additional clothing or equipment; accessories

Question 2

Affectation

Answer 2

a display of behavior or attitude that is artificial or pretentious by mean to impress others. This is different from affection which is feeling or liking or caring for another person

Question 3

Allegory

Answer 3

The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

Question 4

Altruism

Answer 4

a selfless commitment to the service of others

Question 5

Aphorism

Answer 5

A brief statement containing a general truth or opinion: an adage

Question 6

Apocryphal

Answer 6

of doubtful authority or authenticity but widely made out to be the truth

Question 7

Arcane

Answer 7

Understood by a select few who have the knowledge of interest; mysterious; concealed

Question 8

Bellwether

Answer 8

Someone who leads the flock; a person or entity at the forefront of a trend, profession, industry or any other endeavor; trendsetter

Question 9

Bifurcate

Answer 9

to divide into two separate branches; forked

Question 10

Bifurcate

Answer 10

to divide into two seperate branches; forked

Question 11

Chicanery

Answer 11

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Question 12

Chicanery

Answer 12

the use of tricks to decieve someone (usually to extract money from them)

Question 13

Circumlocution

Answer 13

an indirect way of conveying one’s thoughts and ideas: excessive use of words to express a simple meaning

Question 14

Circumvent

Answer 14

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Question 15

Conundrum

Answer 15

a serious problem with some degree of difficulty; a puzzle, riddle, or questino asked for the sake of amusement

Question 16

Conviviality

Answer 16

a quaility marked by good cheer, livelieness and friendliness

Question 17

Cynosure

Answer 17

the center of attention because of its beauty; a guide

Question 18

Demagogue

Answer 18

a leader who tries to stir up people by appealing to their emotions and prejudices for the purpose of gaining power

Question 19

Discombobulate

Answer 19

to upset, disconcert; to provoke feelings of confusion or fustration

Question 20

Ebullient

Answer 20

energetic, enthusiastic or in high spirits; in a boiling state

Question 21

Eclectic

Answer 21

adopting, made up of or combiting elements from varying sources; acceptance of or adherence to more than one system of though, belief, culture or practice

Question 22

Egalitarian

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an assertion and manifestation of or blief in the equality of all people especially in political and socio-economic matters; favouring equality in all aspects

Question 23

Egregious

Answer 23

outstandingly bad; notorious

Question 24

Enfranchise

Answer 24

grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude; to afford rights or privleges that were previously witheld

Question 25

Ephemeral

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a temporary condition, situation or state of being; short-lived

Question 26

Epistemology

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a system, method or manner of learning; a theory on human knowledge and process of learning

Question 27

Equanimity

Answer 27

exuding grace under pressure; composure even in the face of tension

Question 28

Erudite

Answer 28

characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; highly educated or learned