Tag: softskills

Epistemophobia is the fear of knowledge, from 'episteme' (knowledge) + 'phobia' (fear). Option A (fear of ugliness) would be cacophobia, B (fear of going to bed) would be clinophobia, and C appears incomplete but seems to reference ephebiphobia (fear of youth).

Xexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (more commonly hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia) is the fear of the number 666, considered the 'number of the beast' in biblical tradition. This is a well-documented specific phobia. The other numbers (636, 696, 699) have no associated phobia names.

Logizomechanophobia is the fear of computers, from 'logizo' (reasoning/computing) + 'mechano' (machine) + 'phobia'. It's a modern phobia related to technology anxiety. Options A, C, and D refer to screens or devices but miss the core concept of computing technology.

Philophobia is the abnormal, persistent fear of falling in love or being in love, from 'philo' (love/beloved) + 'phobia'. This can interfere with forming relationships. Options A (dark) would be achluophobia or nyctophobia, B (teacher) would be pedophobia, and C (studies) doesn't have a standard name but is different from philophobia.

Venustraphobia (also called caligynephobia) is the fear of beautiful women, from 'Venus' (Roman goddess of love and beauty) + 'phobia'. This is a specific social phobia. Options A, B, and C refer to objects or abstract concepts, not the appearance of women.

Bibliophobia is the fear of books, from 'biblio' (book) + 'phobia'. This may relate to reading difficulty or fear of knowledge. Options B (pen) would be stylophobia, C is more like scolionophobia (fear of school), and D would be sitiophobia.

A quandary (note: standard spelling is 'quandary' not 'quandry') is a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation - essentially a dilemma. Option C 'dilemma' is the closest synonym. Options A, B, and D don't capture the meaning of being stuck or uncertain.

Mercantile means 'concerning trade' or 'relating to merchants, trade, or commerce', from the Latin 'mercari' (to trade). Option B correctly identifies this meaning. Options A (hinder), C (allege), and D (beg) are unrelated verbs.

Inordinate means 'unrestrained' or 'excessive' - more than is normal, proper, or reasonable. Option D 'unrestrained' correctly captures this. Options A (hatred), B (inclined to cruelty), and C (extremely loud) misinterpret the word as relating to emotions or volume rather than degree or extent.