Word Within the Word List 3 Quiz

Study Notes

Euphony: Cacophony - Represents an aesthetic relationship; beautiful is to ugly as euphony is to cacophony.
Polyphonic: Polygamy - Indicates a subcategory to category relationship; melody is to marriage as polyphonic is to polygamy.
Eccentric: Conventional - Demonstrates opposites; nonconformity is to conformity as eccentric is to conventional.

Pseudoscience: Science - Part A (pseudoscience) represents something false compared to part B (science); similarly, pseudonym is to name.

Omnivorous: Herbivorous - Expresses a distinction in meaning; omnivorous means all while herbivorous refers to plant-based diets.

Elucidate: Explain - Showcases an identity relationship; reiterate is synonymous with repeat.
Telekinesis: Telesthesia - Indicates actions related to the terms; moving is to feeling as telekinesis is to telesthesia.

Dichotomy: Trichotomy - Establishes a numerical relationship; bicycle (two wheels) is to tricycle (three wheels) as dichotomy is to trichotomy.

Pentameter: Pentarchy - Highlights subcategories; pentameter relates to poetry while pentarchy relates to a form of government.
Hypothesis: Thesis - Informal synonyms showing a progression from guess (hypothesis) to a more developed idea (thesis).

Monomania - Exhibited in the phrase "He might have had a _ on the subject of his departed idol," suggesting an obsessive focus.
Specious - Refers to faulty reasoning; used in "The present difficulties have been born of just such _ reasoning."
Exculpation - Pertinent in context with an attempt to absolve oneself, referenced as "he attempted to no _."
Bon vivant - Describes a person fond of luxury and pleasure; illustrated by "He was lazy, peevish, and a _."
Elucidation - Refers to the clarification or explanation of details, noted in "listening intently to the fascination _ of details."