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33 anthropological

relating to the study of human cultures and societies

Used by: Conan O'Brien

34 anthropomorphic

adj. 1 similar in form to a human being; 2 ascribing human characteristics to something nonhuman.

Used by: Neil deGrasse Tyson

35 antiquity

n. 1 the ancient world especially before the Middle Ages; 2 the quality of great age.

Used by: Victor Davis Hanson

36 apollonian

adj. of; like; or having to do with Apollo wellordered; rational; and serene

Used by: Camille Paglia

37 apophenia

n. the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things.

Used by: Stephen Fry

38 archival

adj. relating to or containing historical records or documents.

Used by: Andrew Roberts

39 aristocratic

adj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility

Used by: Andrew Roberts

40 attenuated

made weaker or less intense

Used by: Kazuo Ishiguro

41 authoritarian

n. a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; adj. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absol...

Used by: Fareed Zakaria

42 bibliographic

a list of books and other works used for research

Used by: Ken Jennings

43 biographical

adj. of or relating to or being biography

Used by: Andrew Roberts

44 bipartisan

adj. composed of representing or supported by two parties or factions esp. two political parties;...

Used by: Matt Taibbi

45 burkean

relating to the political ideas of Edmund Burke, especially about conservatism

Used by: Peggy Noonan

46 burlesque

n. a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns;...

Used by: Conan O'Brien

47 calvinist

a person who follows the religious teachings of John Calvin, focusing on God's grace and the auth...

Used by: Marilynne Robinson

48 capacious

adj. roomy; able to hold a large amount; large in capacity

Used by: Stephen Fry

49 carceral

relating to prisons or imprisonment

Used by: Colson Whitehead

50 carcinogenic

adj. causing or tending to cause cancer

Used by: Siddhartha Mukherjee

51 cartographic

relating to the creation and study of maps

Used by: Ken Jennings

52 cataclysmic

relating to a sudden and violent event that causes great destruction

Used by: Cornel West

53 christological

relating to the study of Christ and his significance

Used by: Cornel West

54 chthonian

relating to the underworld or the earth

Used by: Camille Paglia

55 chthonic

relating to the underworld or the earth

Used by: Camille Paglia

56 churchillian

having qualities like those of Winston Churchill, especially determination and courage

Used by: Andrew Roberts

57 claustrophilia

a love or strong preference for small, enclosed spaces

Used by: Joyce Carol Oates

58 clinicopathological

the study that connects clinical observations with pathological findings

Used by: Siddhartha Mukherjee

59 collaborative

adj. to work together with others

Used by: Conan O'Brien

60 collocutor

a person who engages in a conversation or dialogue

Used by: Shashi Tharoor

61 commodification

the process of turning something into a product that can be sold

Used by: Cornel West

62 competitive

adj. having a strong desire to compete or to succeed

Used by: Ken Jennings

63 conceptual

adj. a general idea or thought about something

Used by: Lupe Fiasco

64 congregationalist

a member of a Christian church that governs itself independently

Used by: Marilynne Robinson