5 Written Questions

1. prominent; of notable significance
2. not lasting, enduring, lasting only a short time
3. antiquated, old, out of use
4. one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
5. having little substance or significance

5 Matching Questions

1. abstraction
2. ubiquitous
3. polemic
4. arcane
5. panacea

1. a (n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
2. b requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
3. c controversy, argument; verbal attack
4. d present or existing everywhere
5. e a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a cruel and oppressive dictator
   1. dearth
   2. pompus
   3. genial
   4. despot
2. everyday; commonplace
   1. lucid
   2. hubris
   3. quotidian
   4. draconian
3. burden; responsibility
   1. pompus
   2. onus
   3. tenuous
   4. skew
4. concise
   1. archaic
   2. succinct
   3. pertinent
   4. lucid
5. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
   1. chagrin
   2. hubris
   3. chimera
   4. dearth

5 True/False Questions

1. objective → the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

   True        False

2. ambiguous → having more than one possible meaning

   True        False

3. hubris → overbearing pride or presumption

   True        False

4. non sequitur → a statement that does not follow logically from evidence

   True        False

5. nuance → a slight or subtle degree of difference

   True        False