Week 14

Question 1

Automaton (noun)

Answer 1

a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being.

Question 2

boilerplate (noun)

Answer 2

standardized text, copy, documents, methods, or procedures that may be used over again without making major changes to the original.

Question 3

Capricious (adjective)

Answer 3

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

Question 4

Cursory (adjective)

Answer 4

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

Question 5

Dogmatic (adjective)

Answer 5

inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Question 6

Espouse (verb)

Answer 6

adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

Question 7

Hagiography (noun)

Answer 7

biography that idealizes its subject.

Question 8

Misanthrope (noun)

Answer 8

a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

Question 9

Progeny (noun)

Answer 9

a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

Question 10

Schism (noun)

Answer 10

a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.