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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
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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