1. A person who is fanatically and uncompromisingly committed to a cause, typically a religious or political one.
- B. Patrician
- C. Ascetic
- A. Zealot
- D. Philistine
Answer: A zealot is a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
2. The art of beautiful handwriting.
- A. Cartography
- B. Lexicography
- D. Orthography
- C. Calligraphy
Answer: Calligraphy is the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush.
3. A person with an irresistible desire to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
- C. Nymphomaniac
- A. Pyromaniac
- D. Kleptomaniac
- B. Dipsomaniac
Answer: A kleptomaniac is a person with an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
4. A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
- A. Epicurean
- C. Hedonist
- B. Stoic
- D. Cynic
Answer: A stoic is a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
5. A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives.
- C. Aquarium
- D. Apiary
- B. Menagerie
- A. Aviary
Answer: An apiary is a location where beehives of honey bees are kept.
6. One who believes that all things and events in life are predetermined and inevitable.
- B. Purist
- C. Egoist
- D. Pragmatist
- A. Fatalist
Answer: A fatalist is someone who believes that events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.
7. A supposed remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
- A. Antidote
- D. Toxin
- C. Panacea
- B. Elixir
Answer: A panacea is a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
8. A person who eats human flesh.
- C. Predator
- D. Cannibal
- A. Herbivore
- B. Carnivore
Answer: A cannibal is a person who eats the flesh of other human beings.
9. A speech delivered without any previous preparation.
- B. Eulogy
- C. Soliloquy
- D. Extempore
- A. Maiden
Answer: An extempore speech is one spoken or done without preparation.
10. The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
- B. Philology
- C. Etymology
- D. Phonetics
- A. Entomology
Answer: Etymology is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
11. A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
- D. Scholarly
- A. Pedantic
- C. Erudite
- B. Didactic
Answer: A pedantic person is one who is excessively concerned with minor details or rules, often to an ostentatious degree.
12. A person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.
- C. Misandrist
- A. Misanthrope
- D. Misogynist
- B. Philogynist
Answer: A misogynist is a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women.
13. An extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult.
- D. Hydrophobia
- C. Agoraphobia
- B. Acrophobia
- A. Claustrophobia
Answer: Agoraphobia is the fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong.
14. The action of killing a king.
- A. Patricide
- D. Regicide
- B. Matricide
- C. Fratricide
Answer: Regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a person of royalty.
15. A government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
- B. Oligarchy
- A. Aristocracy
- D. Plutocracy
- C. Theocracy
Answer: Plutocracy is a government controlled exclusively by the wealthy, either directly or indirectly.
16. Able to use the right and left hands equally well.
- C. Ambidextrous
- D. Ambivalent
- B. Dexterous
- A. Versatile
Answer: An ambidextrous person is able to use both hands with equal ease or skill.
17. A person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
- A. Veteran
- B. Virtuoso
- D. Connoisseur
- C. Novice
Answer: A novice is a person who is new to the circumstances in which he or she is placed; a beginner.
18. A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority.
- C. Monarchy
- A. Autocracy
- B. Anarchy
- D. Bureaucracy
Answer: Anarchy is a state of society without government or law, leading to political and social disorder.
19. A person who is skilled in telling stories and anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
- D. Preacher
- A. Orator
- C. Raconteur
- B. Demagogue
Answer: A raconteur is a person who excels in telling anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
20. The practice of having more than one husband at the same time.
- B. Monogamy
- A. Polygamy
- C. Bigamy
- D. Polyandry
Answer: Polyandry is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.
21. A person who deserts their principles, cause, or party.
- B. Iconoclast
- C. Martyr
- A. Apostate
- D. Renegade
Answer: A renegade is a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
22. A place that provides refuge or safety from danger.
- C. Abattoir
- B. Crematorium
- D. Asylum
- A. Sanatorium
Answer: An asylum is an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill or, more broadly, any place of refuge.
23. A sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead.
- C. Ode
- A. Elegy
- B. Sonnet
- D. Ballad
Answer: An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
24. A person or thing that cannot be corrected, improved, or reformed.
- A. Illegible
- D. Incorrigible
- B. Inexplicable
- C. Indelible
Answer: Incorrigible describes a person or their tendencies that are not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
25. A person who is excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
- C. Garrulous
- B. Taciturn
- A. Reticent
- D. Concise
Answer: Garrulous means excessively talkative, often about unimportant things.
