words

Question 1

anthropocentric

Answer 1

man-centered; regarding human beings as the center of the universe

Question 2

gastronome

Answer 2

a person who is knowledgeable about good food and drink; a gourmet or epicure

Question 3

autodidact

Answer 3

a self-taught person; a person who has taught himself or herself something rather than having lessons

Question 4

monism

Answer 4

the doctrine that reality is one; the presumption that mind and body are different aspects of the same thing

Question 5

in media res

Answer 5

in the middle of things; a piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action

Question 6

lycanthrope

Answer 6

a werewolf

Question 7

circumambient

Answer 7

surrounding on all sides

Question 8

transmogrify

Answer 8

to change into a different form, especially in a surprising or magical manner

Question 9

reify

Answer 9

to treat as real; to consider an abstract concept to be real

Question 10

au contraire

Answer 10

to the contrary; on the opposing side

Question 11

vivacious

Answer 11

lively, sprightly, full of energy

Question 12

circumvent

Answer 12

to get or go around; to bypass

Question 13

heliotropic

Answer 13

sun-following; turning or growing toward the light or sun

Question 14

exculpate

Answer 14

to free or clear from blame; to prove innocent

Question 15

introspective

Answer 15

inward looking; contemplating or examining one’s own thoughts and feelings