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Quiz
- What name is given to someone who looks exactly like another person?
- What word means the spirit of the times?
- What word describes art considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness, yet sometimes appreciated in an ironic way?
- What adjective means broken and useless; no longer working or effective?
- What is one of the two most common defensive strategies used in rugby?
- What term describes the experience of pleasure or self-satisfaction derived from another's suffering, or humiliation?
- What word means 'children' in German?
- What word with roots in German Romanticism means a strong desire to travel and explore the world?
- What German word means the 'land behind' a city or port?
- In English, what word describes an intense feeling of anxiety or inner turmoil?
- What word beginning with 'E' means something made as a substitute, typically an inferior one?
- Introduced to the English language during World War II, what word also means strong criticism?
Answers
- Doppelgänger
- Zeitgeist
- Kitsch
- Kaput
- The blitz defence
- Schadenfreude
- Kinder
- Wanderlust
- Hinterland
- Angst
- Ersatz
- Flak