Ends with 'ATE' Trivia Quiz

Answer: palate

A friend is a pal. In vertebrates, the palate is the roof of the mouth which separates the nasal and buccal cavities. The term is also used to describe a person's appreciation of flavor or taste, as in 'a sophisticated palate'.

Answer: primate

Prissy is another word for prim. A primate, from the phylum Chordata, is an order of mammals, e.g., humans, apes and lemurs. Most primates are characterized by opposable thumbs. A primate can also be the chief bishop or archbishop of a province.

Answer: restate

To relax is to rest. Accenting the second syllable, you get the word restate which is to say something again or differently.

Answer: literate

A liter is a metric unit. To be literate is to have the ability to read and write, and to have been educated or schooled.

Answer: fabricate

A cloth is made of fabric. To fabricate is to lie, invent, concoct, falsify, fake or counterfeit. It seems interesting that the English language has so many words for deception. Fabricate can also mean to construct, create or manufacture.

Answer: bullate

Bull is a slang term for hogwash or baloney. Bullate is a botanical term from from the Latin 'bulla', meaning bubble. It is a mid-18th century word defined as "covered with rounded swellings like blisters".

Answer: originate

A beginning is an origin. To originate is to have a specified beginning, to start, create, emerge or initiate.

Answer: doctorate

A physician is a doctor. A doctorate, from the Latin docere, "to teach", is the highest academic degree offered by a graduate school or other accredited educational organization.

Answer: carbonate

Charcoal is a form of the chemical element carbon. Carbonate, containing carbon and oxygen atoms, is typically formed by combining carbon dioxide with bases. When carbon dioxide is dissolved in a liquid it creates the 'fizz' or carbonation.

Answer: candidate

To be honest is to be candid. A candidate is a person who applies for a job or is running for election. It can also be a person taking an examination, e.g., a doctoral candidate.