Words I need to know

Question 1

platitude

Answer 1

a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.

Question 2

amoral

Answer 2

lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.

Question 3

interlocutor

Answer 3

a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

Question 4

elenchus

Answer 4

1) a logical refutation. 2) The Socratic method of eliciting truth by question and answer, especially as used to refute an argument.

Question 5

kallipolis

Answer 5

Greek for “beautiful city”

Question 6

intemperate

Answer 6

having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.

Question 7

onerous

Answer 7

(of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.

Question 8

impunity

Answer 8

exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action.

Question 9

Symposium

Answer 9

In ancient Greece, the symposium was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation.

Question 10

sieve

Answer 10

a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

Question 11

repute

Answer 11

the opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being generally regarded in a particular way.

Question 12

libation

Answer 12

a drink poured out as an offering to a deity.

Question 13

absolution

Answer 13

formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment.

Question 14

elegy

Answer 14

In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Question 15

aesthetic

Answer 15

adj: concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. noun: a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.

Question 16

dramaturg

Answer 16

a professional within a theatre or opera company who deals mainly with research and development of plays or operas

Question 17

dithyramb

Answer 17

a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus.

Question 18

mimesis

Answer 18

Rhetoric. imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character.
2.
imitation of the real world, as by re-creating instances of human action and events or portraying objects found in nature.

Question 19

propensity

Answer 19

an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.

Question 20

qua

Answer 20

conjunction

in the capacity of; as being.