Word Definitions

Question 1

vicarious

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adj

1) experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

Question 2

esoteric

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adj

1) intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
syn: obscure

Question 3

lugubrious

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adj

1) looking or sounding sad or dismal
syn: mournful, gloomy

Question 4

phlegmatic

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adj

1) (of a person) having and unemotional or stolidly calm disposition
syn: calm, coolheaded

Question 5

synesthesia

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noun

1) the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or body part by stimulation of another sense/body part

Question 6

flagitious

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adj

1) (of a person or someone’s actions) criminal; villainous

Question 7

diminution

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noun

1) a reduction in size, extent or importance of something
2) (MUSIC) shortening of the time values of notes in a melodic part
syn: curtailing, cutback

Question 8

sedentary

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adj

1) (of a person) tending to spend a lot of time seated; somewhat inactive
syn: sitting, seated, desk-bound

Question 9

fluoridation

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noun

1) the addition of fluorides to the public water supply to reduce the incidence of tooth decay

Question 10

deleterious

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adj

1) causing harm or damage
syn: harmful, damaging, detrimental

Question 11

exhort

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verb

1) strongly encourage or urge to do something
syn: encourage, urge

Question 12

paradigms

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noun

1) a typical example or pattern of something, a model
syn: model, pattern, example

Question 13

self dealing

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verb

1) when a fiduciary acts in their own best interest in a transaction, rather than the best interest of their clients

Question 14

surrealism

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noun

1) a 20th century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind

Question 15

morality

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noun

1) principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour
syn: ethics, correctness

Question 16

epistemology

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noun

1) (PHIL) the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity and scope. investigates what distinguishes justified belief from opinion

Question 17

doleful

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adj

1) expressing sorrow; mournful
syn: mournful, woeful

Question 18

stolidly

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adj

1) (of a person) calm, dependable and showing little emotion or animation
syn: impassive, phlegmatic, unemotional

Question 19

disposition

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noun

1) a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character
syn: temperament, nature, character
2) the way in which something is placed or arranged, esp in relation to other things
syn: arrangement

Question 20

abstruse

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adj

1) difficult to understand, obscure
syn: obscure

Question 21

arcane

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adj

1) understood by few, mysterious or secret
syn: mysterious, secret

Question 22

rarefied

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adj

1) (of air, esp at high altitudes) of lower pressure; thin
2) distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people
syn: exclusive, select, private

Question 23

recondite

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adj

1) (of a subject or knowledge) little known
syn: obscure, abstruse

Question 24

curtail

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verb

1) reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on
2) (ARCHAIC) deprive someone of (something)
syn: reduce, cut

Question 25

attenuation

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noun

1) the reduction of the force, effect of value of something

Question 26

enjoin

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verb

1) urge or request someone solemenyl or earnestly to do something

Question 27

fiduciary

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adj

1) (LAW) involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and beneficiary

noun

1) a trustee

Question 28

placid

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adj

1) (of a person or animal) not easily upset or excited
syn: even-tempered, calm

Question 29

regimentation

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noun

1) very strict control over the way a group of people behave or the way something is done

Question 30

churlish

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adj

1) rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
syn: rude, ill-mannered

Question 31

ideology

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noun

1) a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
syn: beliefs, ideas, ideals
2) the ideas and manner of thinking characteristic of a group, social class, or individual

Question 32

ephemeral

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adj

1) lasting for a very short time
syn: transitory, transient, fleeting

Question 33

fraught

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adj

1) (of a situation) filled with or likely to result in something undesirable
2) causing or affected by anxiety or stress

Question 34

surly

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adj

1) bad-tempered and unfriendly
syn: bad-tempered, ill-natured, grumpy

Question 35

transitory

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adj

1) not permanent
syn: temporary

Question 36

doctrine

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noun

1) a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, political party, or other group

Question 37

creed

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noun

1) a system of Christian or other religious belief; a faith
2) a set of beliefs or aims which guide someone’s action

Question 38

pragmatic

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adj

1) dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
syn: practical, matter-of-fact, realistic

Question 39

confluence

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noun

1) the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width
syn: convergence, meeting, junction
2) an act or process of merging

Question 40

canting

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Question 41

sanctity

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Question 42

magnanimity

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