Definitions
the study of knowledge, reality, and existence
philosophy
Your __________ is serious and requires surgery.
Your condition is serious and requires surgery.
Which is an antonym of curious?
disinterested
interested
disinterested
True or False: Ideology is a synonym of philosophy.
True.
What two major concepts were important during this period?
Truth and liberty
eager to investigate and learn more
curious
____________ pedestrians were ordered to move along.
Curious pedestrians were ordered to move along.
True or False: Circumstance is an antonym of condition.
False
Circumstance is a synonym.
Instictive would be a good synonym for ___________.
innate
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
The Age of Reason
originating naturally; inherent
innate
Politics and _____________ were his lifelong passions.
Politics and philosophy were his lifelong passions.
Ignorance would be a good antonym for _________________.
philosophy
Which of the following is a synonym of condition?
situation
circumstance
Trick question, both are synonyms
Which two famous revolutions inspired the people during this period to change their governments?
The American and French Revolutions
a state of something, especially regarding its quality
condition
It was not the _________ solution to the problem.
It was not the ideal solution to the problem.
Which of the following is an antonym of innate?
learned
instinctual
acquired
Both learned and acquired
Come up with a good synonym for curious.
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Name a social or cultural institution that the people criticized.
The church or the monarchies.
a standard of perfection, beauty, or excellence
ideal
Children have an ___________ ability to learn language.
Children have an innate ability to learn language.
Which of the following as an antonym of ideal?
Representative
Flawed
Absolute
Flawed is an antonym of ideal
Ideal and perfect are synonyms, however they aren't the same. What is the small difference between their definitions?
Perfect means there is no room for improvement, ideal means it's very suitable or almost perfect.
Name the three writing forms or styles popular during this period.
Satire, neoclassicism and rhetoric.