The document defines various geographical, meteorological, political, and philosophical terms through short descriptions. It also includes sections on idioms/proverbs and their meanings. Key terms defined include caldera, glade, albedo, virga, hamlet, ghetto, riviera, turnpike, boulevard, cul de sac, oligarchy, theocracy, plutarchy, demarchy, bibliology, demology, lexicology, graphology, and meanings of common phrases like "cloud on the horizon", "in a pickle", "saved by the bell", "a fence sitter", "play devil's advocate", and "the elephant in the room". Common proverbs and their implied meanings

1. What’s
the
Good
Word?

2. Caldera
 Special form of volcanic crater
 Magma
 Rocks made of lava
 Type of cloud

3. Glade
 Mountain top
 Grass lands
 A valley
 an open space in a wood or forest

4. Albedo
 Solar radiation out of the total solar radiation received by an astronomical
body
 Rain Shadow
 Rain Water

5. Virga
 rain appearing to hang under a cloud and evaporating before reaching the
ground.
 Rain shadow area
 Run away water
 Rain water accumulated in a lake

6. Hamlet
 a small settlement
 A large palace
 A big throne
 A Coastal City

7. Ghetto
 a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority groups
 A forbidden area in a city
 A treaty between two ethnic groups
 A large lake

8. Reviera
 a coastal region with a subtropical climate
 River mouth
 A small road
 A city surrounded with water

9. Turnpike
 a toll gate.
 A small disc like structure in the road
 Entrance to a road
 A shooting range

10. Boulevard
 a wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees.

11. Cul de sec
 a street or passage closed at one end
 A narrow lane
 A wide road
 Cross section of more than two roads

12. What would Oligarchy mean?
 A Rule by Church
A Rule by army
A Rule by peaceful people
 a Rule by a small group of people

13. What would theocracy mean?
 A system of government in which priests rule
A system of government in which philosophers rule
a system of government in which scientists rule
a system of government in which writers rule

14. What would Plutarchy mean?
Rule or government by the wealthy
Rule by thinkers
Government by artists
Government by farmers

15. What would Demarchy mean?
 A government by popular mandate
 Rule or government by randomly selected people
 Rule or government by influential people
 Rule or government by military

16. True or False
 Bibliology - A study of books

17. True or False
 Demology is the study of human activities

18. True or False
 Lexicology is the study of meaning, and behaviour of words.

19. True or false
 Graphology is the study of handwriting

24. Achilles’ Heel

25. Gordian Knot

26. Sisyphean Task

27. Lotus Eaters

28. Pandora’s Box

29. Sword of Damocles

30. Judgment of Paris

31. Penelope’s Web

32. Cloud on the horizon means
• An emerging problem
• A good omen
• A difficult task

33. ‘in a pickle means’
• With lot of people
• In a difficult situation
• In the middle of something

34. ‘saved by the bell’
• Escape from a difficult situation by an
unexpected intervention.
• Protected by powerful people
• Intervention by a divine hand

35. ‘A Fence Sitter’ is
Who waits for a signal
Who does not take sides
Who guards a place

36. ‘Play devil's advocate’
means
• Argue to explore various possibilities of
the point
• Support a wrong cause
• Support a wrong person
• Spoil the game

37. ‘The elephant in the
room’ means
• A major problem present but avoided as
a subject for discussion
• An expensive work
• An unknown problem.

38. Complete the Proverb
• There's many a slip 'twixt _________________
• Once bitten ________________
• A Watched pot __________________
• It's the squeaky wheel ___________________
• Revenge is a dish _______________________
• Don't put the cart _________________________
• The proof of the pudding____________________
• What can't be cured ___________________________