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Word Definitions Multiple Choice Quiz | 15 Questions

How big is your vocabulary? Try to pick the correct definitions to words in this fairly easy quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by stalkworthybabe. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
stalkworthybabe

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,850

Updated
Aug 29 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

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3275

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is a gorgon, in contemporary usage? Hint

a man made monster

a lion headed creature

a terrifying woman

a hired thug

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is a farthingale? Hint

a hooped framework for extending a woman's skirt

a decorative needlework

a former British coin worth one quarter of a penny

a litter of young pigs

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Question 3 of 15

3. What does blithe mean? Hint

perfect happiness

casual and carefree

a sudden, violent attack

to flinch, to turn pale

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the meaning of the word clef? Hint

a split, a cleavage

a person employed to keep records or accounts

a climbing plant, usually with white or purplish flowers

a symbol on a stave of a musical score

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is a vortex? Hint

a swirling mass of water or air

an opening to another dimension

the highest point of a hill or structure

the exact middle of an object or area

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the correct (not slang) definition of a nimrod? Hint

a complete idiot, a person who acts without thoughts

a great hunter or sportsman

one of the rods Moses used to show Pharoah the power of God

a staff or rod made from a precious metal

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Question 7 of 15

7. Rotgut is a slang word meaning what? Hint

a liquor of poor quality

a dish made with the stomach of a goat

the disease known as dysentery

the diarrhea you get after a night of heavy drinking

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the definition of the word foray? Hint

to rummage through garbage

to go searching, to rummage

a group of people or animals searching for food

a sudden attack or raid

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Question 9 of 15

9. What does the word execrate mean? Hint

to ship something overseas

to prevent something from leaving your sight

to detest greatly

to take something away from someone

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the definition of the word laconic? Hint

a long seaworm or centipede

a sea nymph of Greek mythology

short and succinct

a polished stone weapon of the Later Stone Age

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is a zucchetto? Hint

a musical instrument originating in Spain

an Italian type of noodle made from a zucchini pasta

an ecclesiastical skullcap

a layered Italian dessert

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Question 12 of 15

12. What are you doing if you're carousing? Hint

drinking and being merry

sneaking around with someone you shouldn't be with

making out

having a nap when you should be working

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Question 13 of 15

13. What does assiduous mean? Hint

diligent and persevering

a fruit bearing tree or plant

to assert solemnly

to come to a conclusion before hearing facts

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is a spinnaker? Hint

a large extra sail on a yacht

a person or thing that spins

a kind of small piano or harpsichord

the spinning organ of a spider

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is a visitant? Hint

a visitor

a disaster looked upon as punishment from God

an official visit, especially of inspection

an invitation to visit

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a gorgon, in contemporary usage?

Answer: a terrifying woman

Named after the gorgons in Greek mythology, the three snake-haired sisters whose looks turned anyone who saw them to stone.

2. What is a farthingale?

Answer: a hooped framework for extending a woman's skirt

Farthingales were used by women in the 16th century.

3. What does blithe mean?

Answer: casual and carefree

Perfect happiness is BLISS, a sudden attack is BLITZ, to flinch or turn pale is BLENCH.

4. What is the meaning of the word clef?

Answer: a symbol on a stave of a musical score

This shows the pitch of the notes (treble, bass, etc.) The word "cleft" means "a split, or cleavage"; that extra T makes all the difference!

5. What is a vortex?

Answer: a swirling mass of water or air

Not to be confused with vertex which is the highest point of a hill or structure.

6. What is the correct (not slang) definition of a nimrod?

Answer: a great hunter or sportsman

Named after Nimrod in the Bible.

7. Rotgut is a slang word meaning what?

Answer: a liquor of poor quality

8. What is the definition of the word foray?

Answer: a sudden attack or raid

A foray is a sudden attack or raid, especially to obtain something. It may sometimes be used ironically to refer to a more peaceful expedition, but militarism is in its meaning.

9. What does the word execrate mean?

Answer: to detest greatly

To detest greatly, to utter curses upon.

10. What is the definition of the word laconic?

Answer: short and succinct

11. What is a zucchetto?

Answer: an ecclesiastical skullcap

Black for a priest, purple for a bishop, red for a cardinal and white for the Pope.

12. What are you doing if you're carousing?

Answer: drinking and being merry

Here's to carousing! lol

13. What does assiduous mean?

Answer: diligent and persevering

14. What is a spinnaker?

Answer: a large extra sail on a yacht

15. What is a visitant?

Answer: a visitor

The use of this term in reference to an everyday visitor is archaic, and modern usage (still rare) generally involves a supernatural visitation.

Source: Author stalkworthybabe

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