I
II
III
IV
Random Topics
100
The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless
What is nihilism?
100
Causing harm or damage
What is deleterious?
100
Quickly fading or disappearing
What is evanescent?
100
A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple
What is ziggurat?
100
Conflict helps drive this
What is plot?
200
A limit or boundary that defines the scope of a particular process or activity
What is parameter?
200
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
What is diffident?
200
Not able to be denied or disputed
What is incontrovertible?
200
Not involving or relating to a specific religious sect or political group
What is nonsectarian?
200
Letters, journals and diaries can be examples of these
What are autobiographies?
300
The devising or choosing of names for things, esp. in a science or other discipline
What is nomenclature?
300
Give the right to vote to
What is enfranchise?
300
The saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style
What is tautology?
300
Not self-indulgent, esp. when eating and drinking
What is abstemious?
300
Writing about a character's physical description, a character's own speech, thoughts, feelings and actions, the speech, thoughts, feelings, and actions of other characters, and a narrator's comments about a character are all ways an author can only produce this
What is characterization?
400
Remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), esp. with the result that it becomes weaker or less effective
What is bowdlerize?
400
Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)
What is expurgate
400
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities
What is infrastructure?
400
Talkative
What is loquacious?
400
“Harrison Bergeron” showed how a government’s attempt at total equality could ironically lead to societal destruction. This is an example of this
What is theme?
500
A typical example or pattern of something; a model
What is paradigm?
500
Charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct
What is impeach?
500
Given, felt, or done in return
What is reciprocal?
500
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
What is acumen?
500
Is or is not parallel: I like to eat cake, ice cream, and going swimming.
What is not parallel?
M
e
n
u