FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about Vocabulary Trivia
Quiz about Vocabulary Trivia

Vocabulary Trivia Trivia Quiz


Here is a short vocabulary quiz. I will give you a definition, choose which word it is defining. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by munkaman. Estimated time: 5 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Humanities Trivia
  6. »
  7. Vocabulary
  8. »
  9. Definitions

Author
munkaman
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
51,910
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1211
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. Music, sung or played as through speaking or reciting. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Passion, or passionate impulse. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A stiff, canvas-like fabric for stiffening parts of garments. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The silk cotton tree. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. A metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for keeping the harness cords taut. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Of or pertaining to glass. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A small hut or small cottage. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A case for maps, made to resemble a hinged book. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. A manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded along the separating margins. Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Music, sung or played as through speaking or reciting.

Answer: Parlando

Stacatto means: Music, charactarized by performance in which the notes are abruuptly disconnected. Ramentum means: A scraping, shaving or particle. Clupeoid means: Resembling a fish.
2. Passion, or passionate impulse.

Answer: Oestrus

Ronguer means: a strong forceps for use in gouging out bone tissue. Isopag means: an imaginary line or one drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same time every winter. Dumka means: a Slavic folk song that alternates in character between sadness and gaiety.
3. A stiff, canvas-like fabric for stiffening parts of garments.

Answer: Wigan

Trone means: a large pair of scales located in a marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise. Howff means: an abode, a familiar shelter. Ducat means: any of various gold coins formerly issued in Europe
4. The silk cotton tree.

Answer: Ceiba

Frijol means: a bean of the genus Phaseolus. Canton means: a small territorial district. Sargasso means: a gulf weed.
5. A metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for keeping the harness cords taut.

Answer: Lingoe

Fipple means: a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe. Maffick means: to celebrate with extravagance, and public demonstrations. Jejune means: deficient of lacking in nutritive value.
6. Of or pertaining to glass.

Answer: Vitric

Rogatory means: pertaining to asking or requesting. Touraco means: any of several large, brightly coloured birds. Mescal means: a species of cactus either of Texas or Mexico.
7. A small hut or small cottage.

Answer: Bothy

Etamine means: a lightweight cotton in a plain weave, loosely woven. Harst means: harvest. Recto means: a right-hand page of an open book.
8. A case for maps, made to resemble a hinged book.

Answer: Solander

Tragopan means: Asian pheasant having two fleshy horns on the head. Lacertid means: Old World lizards. Scrog means: any naturally stunted or short tree.
9. The composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.

Answer: Frit

Clou means: a major point of interest. Turgite means: an iron ore. Veloce means: played at a fast tempo.
10. A manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded along the separating margins.

Answer: Orihon

Horal means: pertaining to hours. Douter means: an implement for snuffing out candles. Penuche means: candy made from brown sugar and butter.
Source: Author munkaman

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor CellarDoor before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
10/31/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us