Political Speak: Words to Vote By

At the end of this political season, here's a few words we've probably heard over the last couple of months/weeks/days. These all appeared in today's New York Times. See how you do.


intransigence
a. unable to travel 
b. inflexible
c. uneducated
d. not hospitable


apolitical
a. not political
b. one who runs for political office
c. kind of a map
4. expressing regret


fundamentalism
a. investment strategy
b, easy to understand instructions
c. religious movement
d. getting back to basics


coalescing
a. growing together
b. living together
c. mining carbon
d. respecting natural resources


fusty
a. party-pooper
b. irritating personality trait
c. braggart
d. musty


probity
a. political investigation
b. serious discussion
c. honesty
d. sure thing




ANSWERS: 

Intransigence

 b. inflexible: refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising.

apolitical

a. not political: of no political significance.

fundamentalism

c. religious movement: a movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to Christian faith belief in such doctrines as the creation of the world, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, atonement by the sacrificial death of Christ, and the Second Coming.

coalescing

a. growing together: into one body

fusty

d. musty: having a stale smell; moldy.

probity

c. honesty: Integrity and uprightness.