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10 Word Definitions Questions | Vocabulary Trivia Quiz

I'll supply the definition, you supply the word.

A multiple-choice quiz by wizardofgore. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
wizardofgore

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,895

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1563

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Stubbornly disobedient; unmanageable. Hint

ambulatory

capitulant

repugnant

refractory

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Question 2 of 10

2. The collective gods or deities of a people. Hint

conclave

pantheon

mythology

entymology

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Question 3 of 10

3. Ill-humored; churlish in manner or mood; sullen and gruff. Hint

amiable

gregarious

sanguine

surly

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Question 4 of 10

4. Of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy. Hint

mephitic

psionic

fatidic

galvanic

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Question 5 of 10

5. To dance and skip about in play; to frolic. Hint

genuflect

ossify

gambol

carom

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Question 6 of 10

6. Precise; exact in the smallest particulars. Hint

sagacious

entropic

punctilious

scattershot

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Question 7 of 10

7. Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing. Hint

bovine

sartorial

bucolic

minatory

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Question 8 of 10

8. Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome. Hint

exemplar

insufferable

insuperable

avuncular

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Question 9 of 10

9. Peaceful; undisturbed; happy. Hint

turgid

recumbent

jejune

halcyon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lacking social polish; tactless. Hint

gauche

puissant

fustian

otiose

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Stubbornly disobedient; unmanageable.

Answer: refractory

Other definitions for refractory include 'resisting ordinary treatment or cure' and 'capable of enduring high temperature.'

2. The collective gods or deities of a people.

Answer: pantheon

Especially when referring to the so named building in Rome.

3. Ill-humored; churlish in manner or mood; sullen and gruff.

Answer: surly

Amiable is actually the opposite of surly.

4. Of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy.

Answer: fatidic

Comes from the Latin 'fatidicus.' From fati- (from fatum, 'fate') + -dicus (from dicere, 'to say').

5. To dance and skip about in play; to frolic.

Answer: gambol

Can also be used as a noun, 'a skipping or leaping about in frolic.'

6. Precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

Answer: punctilious

7. Of or relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing.

Answer: sartorial

Bovine actually means 'of or relating to a cow!'

8. Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome.

Answer: insuperable

9. Peaceful; undisturbed; happy.

Answer: halcyon

10. Lacking social polish; tactless.

Answer: gauche

Gauche is from the French for left or awkward.

Source: Author wizardofgore

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