Monday, May 18, 2009

S&K's Wordbuster Challenge

Q1 An immeasurably long period of time.
AEON

Q2 Another word for selflessness.
ALTRUISM

Q3 This word describes the trait of excessive self-love, based on self-image or ego.
NARCISSISM

Q4 The attitude of a person who is intolerant of opinions that differ from his/her own.
BIGOTRY

Q5 A belittling or disparaging word or expression.
PEJORATIVE

Q6 The longest word in the 1st edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, not containing the letter "e".
FLOCCI­NAUCINI­HILIPIL­IFICATION

Q7 An enduring tendency to experience negative emotional states.
NEUROTICISM

Q8 Simultaneous attraction and repulsion.
AMBIVALENCE

Q9 The act of being less critical of oneself than of others (not practising what you preach).
HYPOCRISY

Q10 The longest common word containing none of a, e, i, o or u.
RHYTHMS

Q11 The worship of any cult image, idea, or object.
IDOLATRY

Q12 A word used to mean a blend of two or more function words.
PORTMANTEAU WORD

Q13 An adjective for methods that help in problem solving, in turn leading to learning and discovery.
HEURISTIC

Q14 A French loanword indicating having a lack of experience, understanding or sophistication.
NAIVETE

Q15 The self-observation and reporting of conscious inner thoughts, desires and sensations.
INTROSPECTION

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