The document contains a series of vocabulary and language questions with multiple choice answers. It tests knowledge of synonyms, word origins, plurals, and definitions. Some questions ask for the synonym of a given word, the origin of an English word, or the plural form of a noun. The questions cover topics like vocabulary, language, history and phobias.
2. WHICH IS A SYNONYM
OF UNCOUTH?
• popular
• rude
• shy
• flat
3. WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF PREMISE?
• dream
• assumption
• shame
• rumor
4. WHICH IS A SYNONYM
OF MUNDANE?
• commonplace
• disappointing
• depressing
• curious
5. WHICH IS A SYNONYM
OF PREPOSTEROUS?
• flaky
• pleasurable
• Ill
• Absurd
6. WHICH IS A SYNONYM
OF HEGEMONY?
• possession
• domination
• schedule
• movement
7. WHICH IS A SYNONYM
OF ETHEREAL?
• airy
• silky
• wet
• lonely
8. WHICH IS A SYNONYM
OF IMPERATIVE?
• neat
• spotty
• enormous
• essential
9. WHICH IS A SYNONYM
OF DOLOROUS?
• wise
• delayed
• expensive
• sorrowful
10. WHICH IS A SYNONYM OF IMPEDE?
• afford
• collide
• pull
• hinder
11. What is this word?
This word is from Latin, meaning liquid. The ancient philosophers believed that
four liquids entered into the makeup of our bodies, and that our temperament
was determined by the proportions of these four fluids, or Xs, which they listed as
blood, phlegm, bile, and black bile.
12. What is this word?
This word is from Latin, meaning liquid. The ancient philosophers believed that
four liquids entered into the makeup of our bodies, and that our temperament
was determined by the proportions of these four fluids, or Xs, which they listed as
blood, phlegm, bile, and black bile.
13. What is this word?
This word is from Latin, meaning liquid. The ancient philosophers believed that
four liquids entered into the makeup of our bodies, and that our temperament
was determined by the proportions of these four fluids, or Xs, which they listed as
blood, phlegm, bile, and black bile.
14. What is this word?
This word derives from the Old French word meaning "tail." The precise reference
to tail is uncertain: it may be to an animal `turning tail in flight, or to the habit in
animals of drawing the tail between the hinder legs. A X is thus, literally, someone
who turns his tail and runs.
15. Which is a synonym of hapless?
unlucky
indifferent
scrawny
minimal
16. Which is a synonym of obviate?
relieve
rebel
prevent
forgive
17. Which is a synonym of harangue?
travel
lecture
continue
practice
18. Which is a synonym of pellucid?
approving
realistic
descriptive
clear
19. Which is a synonym of vet?
review
join
stumble
expose
46. What is the name for the day after
tomorrow?
Overmorrow
Farmorrow
Moonmorrow
47. What is the name for the dot over an "i" or
"j"?
Tattle
Tittle
Tottle
48. What is the name for the infinity
symbol?
Infinito
Finito
Lemniscate
49. What is the original meaning of the word
kiwi?
Type of fruit
A New Zealander
Type of bird
Member of a wartime concert party
50. What is the name of the symbol & or for
the word and?
Ampersand
d
51. The word "salary" originated with
_____.
An Arabic word meaning "daily bread"
A French word meaning "compensation"
A German word meaning "what is due"
A Latin word meaning "salt money"
52. The word "curfew" originated with
_____.
A French phrase meaning "cover the fire"
A Greek phrase meaning "the final act"
An Italian phrase meaning "deadline"
A Spanish phrase meaning "dog bark"
53. The word "gossip" originated with
_____.
A French word meaning "woman's talk"
A Greek word meaning "water fountain"
An Old English word meaning "godparent"
A Spanish word meaning "speech"
54. The word "ketchup" originated with
_____.
A Chinese term meaning "fish sauce"
An Italian term meaning "tomato sauce"
A German term meaning "pickle sauce"
An Old English term meaning "beet sauce"
55. The word "planet" originated with
_____.
An Arabic word meaning "tiny lights"
An Egyptian word meaning "night god"
A Greek word meaning "wandering stars"
A Latin word meaning "neighbours"
56. The word "hazard" originated with
_____.
An Arabic term meaning "dice"
A Dutch term meaning "caution"
A Japanese term meaning "god wind"
A Portuguese term meaning "rocks"
57. The word "appendix" originated with
_____.
A Chinese word meaning "final act"
A German word meaning "fruit stem"
A Japanese word meaning "useless part"
A Latin word meaning "something that hangs"
58. What do we call someone who knows a
subject such as food or art well?
connoisseur
59. What is the word used in the American
desert for a sun-dried brick?
Adobe
Abode
Above
Adapt
