Thursday, October 19, 2023

vocab quiz!

1. What does MODICUM mean?
a. a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend
b. a nickname
c. a moderate or small amount

2. What does PAVLOVIAN mean?
a. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated
b. favorable to or promoting health; healthful
c. of, relating to, or characteristic of Pavlov or his work, especially of experiments in which he elicited predictable responses from laboratory animals

3. What does EUDEMONIA mean?
a. happiness; well-being 
b. an obsessive need to constantly check emails, social media websites, online news, etc. 
c. a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place

4. What does SPUMESCENT mean?
a. foamy; foamlike; frothy
b. pertaining to or resembling alchemy; alchemic
c. something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.

5. What does PITHY mean?
a. sandy; gritty
b. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression
c. of the color of brick; brick-red

6. What does INTERLOCUTOR mean?
a. a person who investigates
b. a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue
c. a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian, with occasional meat, fish, or poultry

7. What does PROFLIGATE mean?
a. recklessly extravagant
b. incessant
c. courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm

Answers between the brackets below. Highlight to see.

[1. c, 2. c, 3. a., 4. a, 5. b, 6. b, 7. a]



2 comments:

  1. Interesting. I'd never heard of eudemonia or spumescent before. Guessed right on #3, and missed #4.

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  2. I was sure I'd written about it, but an archive search showed only one mention of the Greek "eudaimonia," with no explanation of the word given. (Roughly, "human flourishing.")

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