Anne’s Quiz #21

Words (English)

I opened my Scribner-Bantam English Dictionary to make sure I had the definitions right for this quiz. -- Anne

1. Which word means 'sticky' or 'gluey'?: a) gluteus; b) glutinous; c) gossamer; d) gluttonous

2. Which word means 'wildly excited'?: a) phrenic; b) phantasmal; c) frolicsome; d) phrenetic

3. What does sibilant mean?: a) making a hissing sound; b) having brothers and sisters; c) pertaining to Siberia; d) able to foretell the future

4. Which of these words means 'without money'?: a) impecunious; b) impeccable; c) improvident; d) impunity

5. What type of word is 'the'?: a) adjective; b) participle; c) definite article; d) preposition

6. What does androgynous mean?: a) containing no liquid; b) full of hostility; c) free of echoes; d) having the characteristics of both male and female

7. Which Latin word means 'fisherman' (hint: the root word is still used today in English)?: a) cuspidor; b) fiscus; c) piscator; d) fissus

8. What does tessellate mean?: a) making a valid will; b) angry; c) having tassels; d) use small squares to form a mosaic

9. Which of these words means to dry up completely?: a) desiccate; b) desecrate; c) evaporate; d) dissipate

10. Which of these words implies a mutual exchange?: a) recompense; b) reciprocity; c) munificence; d) mutability

Home -- Guestbook -- Newsletter -- Write Your Own Quiz -- Support -- Links

quiz 21 created 11-12-01