The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
What is nihilism?
100
A limit or boundary that defines the scope of a particular process or activity
What is parameter?
100
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?
100
The body or system of names of things used in a particular field
What is nomenclature?
100
Act in an excessively subservient manner
What is kowtow?
200
A typical example or pattern of something; a model
What is paradigm?
200
Causing harm or damage
What is deleterious?
200
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
What is diffident?
200
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
What is acumen?
200
Naive, simplistic, and superficial
What is jejune?
300
Give the right to vote to
What is enfranchise?
300
Charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct
What is impeach?
300
Tending to talk a great deal; talkative
What is loquacious?
300
Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account)
What is expurgate?
300
Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
What is supercilious?
400
Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
What is evanescent?
400
Not able to be denied or disputed
What is incontrovertible?
400
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise
What is infrastructure?
400
The saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style
What is tautology?
400
a moment of sudden revelation or insight
What is epiphany?
500
Given, felt, or done in return
What is reciprocal?
500
(In ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
What is ziggurat?
500
not involving or relating to a specific religious sect or political group
What is nonsectarian?
500
Not self-indulgent, esp. when eating and drinking
What is abstemious?
500
Leadership or dominance, esp. by one country or social group over others