A person who loves his country

• A. Nationalist
• B. Patriot (Answer)
• C. Loyalist
• D. Chauvinist

Patriot is a person who vigorously supports their country.

Murder of one's father

• A. Matricide
• B. Fratricide
• C. Patricide (Answer)
• D. Regicide

Patricide is the killing of one's father.

A person who supports women's rights

• A. Misogynist
• B. Feminist (Answer)
• C. Chauvinist
• D. Activist

Feminist is a person who advocates equal rights for women.

A word opposite in meaning to another

• A. Synonym
• B. Homonym
• C. Antonym (Answer)
• D. Acronym

Antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another.

A statement that can be interpreted in more than one way

• A. Paradox
• B. Ambiguous (Answer)
• C. Irony
• D. Oxymoron

Ambiguous means open to more than one interpretation.

A disease spreading over a wide area

• A. Endemic
• B. Epidemic (Answer)
• C. Pandemic
• D. Chronic

Epidemic is a widespread occurrence of a disease in a community at a particular time.

One who looks at the bright side of life

• A. Pessimist
• B. Realist
• C. Optimist (Answer)
• D. Cynic

Optimist is a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future.

A person who looks at the dark side of life

• A. Optimist
• B. Pessimist (Answer)
• C. Realist
• D. Stoic

Pessimist is a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things.

A place where monks live

• A. Orphanage
• B. Asylum
• C. Monastery (Answer)
• D. Infirmary

Monastery is a building occupied by a community of monks.

The killing of a brother

• A. Patricide
• B. Matricide
• C. Fratricide (Answer)
• D. Infanticide

Fratricide is the act of killing one's own brother.