Fall 2021 Vocabulary Quiz 1

the social environment that you live or work in is a:

• mind field

• milieu

• millenium

• society

Answer explanation

avoid choosing "society," as any answer that contains a stem of the original question is likely a trap

a person who informs people in authority or the public that the company they work for is doing something wrong or illegal:

• snitch

• spy

• informer

• whistleblower

Answer explanation

check out Julian Assange and wiki leaks for a prime example of this (and the consequences one might face if ousted)

the fact of being too proud. In literature, a character with this quality ignores warnings and laws and this usually results in their downfall and death.

• hubris

• cubic

• filibuster

• philanthropy

Answer explanation

Shakespeare's character of Othello is a classic example of how hubris leads to an eventual downfall. Most people have heard the phrase “pride comes before a fall."

If something is fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated, leaving nothing merely implied, it is:

(a)  

implicit is:

• implied meaning

• suggested and communicated directly

• suggested but not communicated directly

• implications

Answer explanation

Remember not to fall for answers that are "lifted" from the question