| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Activities which occur outside of the regular school day, such as band, sports, etc., are said to be... | Extracurricular | 90%
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| Myopia; A condition which might require you to be prescribed glasses | Nearsightedness | 67%
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| The process by which two or more objects operate in perfect unison, e.g. special-forces agents ensuring their watches show the exact same time. | Synchronization | 65%
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| An adjective describing a situation which is capable of causing death. (Usually hyphenated) "The driver is in the ICU after suffering ___-___________ injuries in the accident." | Lifethreatening | 63%
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| A resident of Vaduz, or any of his countrymen. | Liechtensteiner | 59%
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| An individual who treats mental or emotional disorders of the body via therapy. | Psychotherapist | 59%
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| Engaging in behaviors which typically harm or destroy oneself. Also, the nature of the messages received by Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible franchise. (Usually hyphenated) | Selfdestructive | 59%
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| The type of force emanating from the Earth's north and south poles and responsible for the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis. | Electromagnetic | 54%
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| Collectively, Che Guevara, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther, Leon Trotsky, William Wallace, Oliver Cromwell, Maximilien Robespierre, Thomas Jefferson, Simon Bolivar, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Michael Collins, etc. | Revolutionaries | 53%
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| A clear and precise approach. A path or plan free from evasiveness or obscurity. Alternatively, the direction you travel at an intersection where no turns are permitted? | Straightforward | 53%
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| The new car warranty can only be used by the individual who first purchased the vehicle. It cannot be given to any subsequent owners, and thus is... | Nontransferable | 51%
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| Lacking proper relation or symmetry, e.g. "The new employee's high salary is ________ to his lack of experience." or "A toddler's head tends to be ___________ to the rest of their body." | Disproportional | 50%
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| The act of trying to figure out what has gone wrong with a particular system by testing various components or checking for common problems. Often performed by a mechanic on your car or by the IT staff on your network or computer. | Troubleshooting | 48%
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| Process used to remove radioactive particles from the clothing of workers as they leave the Chernobyl nuclear power plant | Decontamination | 47%
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| Insertion of a tubular medical device into a part of the body to assist in medical treatment. Usually utilized in the bladder, arteries, and the heart. | Catheterization | 39%
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| Overly broad conclusions drawn from limited information, e.g. "All wealthy individuals are happy," or "Every dog loves me." | Generalizations | 39%
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| A change in form or appearance, typically of an exalting or glorifying nature. In Christianity, this occurred to Jesus on a mountaintop in front of Peter, James and John. | Transfiguration | 35%
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| Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines which often results in cramps, nausea, etc. | Gastroenteritis | 33%
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| Past tense of the verb often used to describe the media taking a mundane/minor event and magnifying it out of proportion in order to obtain readers/ratings. e.g. "The press ___________ the murder trial of OJ Simpson with their non-stop coverage and wild speculation." | Sensationalized | 29%
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| An individual who takes part in an activity, usually a sport, on an amateur level. | Nonprofessional | 25%
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