Word I Don’t Know 11

Question 1

Salient

Answer 1

Adj, important or noteworthy
Ex: The new paper about the role of SCD1 with lipid metabolism made a salient point about the vital process of lipid trafficking.

Question 2

Exegesis (ex-eh-jee-sis)

Answer 2

Noun, critical explanation of a text, especially scripture
Ex: The holy work of Skupdates required a fair bit of exegesis since it wasnt always clear what the hell Ava and I were talking about.

Question 3

Exigency

Answer 3

Noun, an urgen need or demand

Ex: Grad school is defined by multiple, overlapping exigencies that eat up your entire mental bandwidth.

Question 4

Nonpareil

Answer 4

Adj, having no match or equal

Ex: Serena Williams is the nonpareil star of the tennis world.

Question 5

Parochial

Answer 5

Adj, relating to a church parish, or having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
Ex: His parochial views of contemporary social issues majorly hampered his analysis.

Question 6

Idiosyncratic

Answer 6

Adj, peculiar or individual

Ex: Her idiosyncratic havits made her a difficult person to live wirh.

Question 7

Concupiscence

Answer 7

Noun, strong sexual lust or desire

Ex: I have a tender love for Robert Pattinson, whereas Tom Hardy fills me with concupiscence.

Question 8

Anodyne

Answer 8

Adj, not likely to provoke dissent or offense, oftentimes intentionally inoffensive
Ex: After a long day at lab, i just was not in the mood for one of Caleb’s anodyne Netflix comedies.

Question 9

Jurisprudence

Answer 9

Noun, the theory or philosophy of law, basically the legal system
Ex: The American jurisprudence claims to care about justice but really just seems to punish the poor.

Question 10

Excoriate

Answer 10

Verb, to censure or criticize severely
Ex: The opprobrium in my course evaluations failed to excoriate me, since I knew it all came from one furious cheater I had failed.

Question 11

Calumniate

Answer 11

Verb, to make false and defamatory statements about

Ex: When I found out about the calumniation of my reputation to the rest of the department, I was furious.

Question 12

Traduce

Answer 12

Verb, to speak badly of or tell lies about someone to damage their reputation
Ex: I was above traducing my political rival, but I certainly wasn’t afraid to tell any unsavory facts I knew to be true.

Question 13

Neuralgia

Answer 13

A medical condition caused by damaged or irritated nerves. Also can be used prosaically, to describe someone who’s sensitive about something
Ex: I have a considerable neuralgia around thermostats due to my many annoying roommates.