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  • The Frenchman Jules Leotard was a famous trapeze artist. He is classified as an eponym. What is an eponym? List 17
    a person who made an art form famous
    someone who is a national treasure
    a person after whom a discovery/invention is named
    someone who invented something
  • Identify the word that means "a house divided into two apartments with separate entrances." List 17
    condo
    house
    complex
    duplex
  • Define the word oculist. List 17
    an eye doctor
    a doctor who specializes in treating children
    a person who practices witchcraft
    a doctor who specializes in the skin
  • ¨An image of a god used as an idol of worship. ¨ Pick the correct vocabulary word that goes with this definition. List 17
    abstract
    idol
    ego
    statue
  • The apathy of the lawmakers was evident by their facial expressions. Define apathy. List 18
    lack of empathy or feelings
    lack of focus
    lack of intelligence
    lack of logic
  • ¨Ms. Jameson, habitually doleful, punctuated her speech with sniffs.¨ What is meant by she is "doleful"?
    she is phony and trying to get her way
    she is over-dramatic
    sad or somber
    she is full of all kinds of emotions
  • The famous American author Samuel Clemens wrote many classics. However, he had a pseudonym. Which one is his pseudonym? List 17
    Virginia City, Nevada
    Miami, Florida
    Fallon, Nevada
    Mark Twain
  • Define ordinance. List 18
    the study of organization skills
    the study of hierarchy
    extreme self-centeredness
    an authoritative order or decree
  • Define the word ¨pacifist¨ (list 18)
    someone who opposes war to settle disputes
    none of the above
    someone who makes pacifiers for babies
    someone who likes playing Pacman
  • Pick the definition of the root ONYM. List 17
    name
    white
    black
    spirit
  • Crystal is going to Stanford to study pedagogy. Which career is she most likely going to enter after graduating? List 18
    engineer
    teacher (elementary)
    accountant
    attorney
  • As a college student was passing by the choir class, he said, "What a euphonious sound!" What did she mean by "euphonious"? List 18
    it sounded horrible
    it sounded odd
    it sounded pleasant
    it sounded disturbing
  • The suspect confessed to the crime while under duress. What is meant by "under duress"? List 17
    under a deep sleep
    all of the above
    pressured or threatened
    under heavy medication
  • Define quintessential List 18
    five babies born at the same time
    he purest existing form of something
    clean or fresh-smelling
    a succession of people who run a country
  • Many times, people will say that someone has "passed away" instead of "died." This is an example of WHAT? List 18
    an ordinance
    a fallacy
    an insult
    euphemism
  • The North Korean president is part of a dynasty. What is a "dynasty"? List 17
    a group of leaders who are connected by a common business
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    an elite group of people educated in ivory league university
    a group of business people whose main focus is foreign trade
  • After the ceremony, he offered her his condolences. Identify the event where this likely occurred. List 17
    a graduation
    a funeral
    a trial
    a party
  • Identify the definition of a kaleidoscope. (root: IDO) List 17
    a kitchen instrument used to clean fish
    a constantly changing pattern or sequence of forms and shape
    a medical instrument
    a telescope that is used for outer space
  • Identify the word that means the wealth and resources of a country region, or household. List 17
    ocular
    monocle
    dynasty
    economy
  • In the story, the antagonist is a duplicitous woman. What does duplicitous mean? List 17
    somebody who is not very logical or intelligent
    somebody who is not very logical
    somebody who is always accusing others of wrong-doing
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending
  • Someone who is EGOtistical will often put _____________ first. List 17
    colleagues
    others
    her or himself
    family members
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