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Pair 'Em "Up" Trivia Quiz
Add a word to 'Up' to form a new word. Only synonyms or definitions are given for each of the unknown words. Guess the right word and pair them up correctly.
A matching quiz
by zorba_scank.
Estimated time: 4 mins.
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right
side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
Questions
Choices
1. Up + ? = Snooty
Hit
2. Up + ? = Rebuke
Solidify
3. Up + ? = Modernize
Appointment
4. Up + ? = Turn upside down
Grasp
5. Up + ? = To a higher level
Dependent
6. Up + ? = Preserve
Final
7. Up + ? = Cheerful
Lion's call
8. Up + ? = Nouveau riche
Sympathy
9. Up + ? = Unhappy
Begin
10. Up + ? = Outcry
Plait
Select each answer
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Up + ? = Snooty
Answer: Sympathy
Up + Pity = Uppity
The word uppity is generally used in a negative manner to describe someone who thinks too much of himself.
2. Up + ? = Rebuke
Answer: Plait
Up + Braid = Upbraid
Other synonyms for upbraid are reproach, admonish, chide and berate.
3. Up + ? = Modernize
Answer: Appointment
Up + Date = Update
To update something is to rework it to bring it in line with present times.
4. Up + ? = Turn upside down
Answer: Final
Up + End = Upend
To upend something is to tip it over, moving it upside down from an upright position.
5. Up + ? = To a higher level
Answer: Dependent
Up + Ward = Upward
Other synonyms for ward are protege, apprentice or any person, generally young, under someone else's charge.
6. Up + ? = Preserve
Answer: Grasp
Up + Hold = Uphold
To uphold a tradition or practice is to sustain it and keep it going.
7. Up + ? = Cheerful
Answer: Hit
Up + Beat = Upbeat
A person in an upbeat mood is said to be optimistic or cheerful.
8. Up + ? = Nouveau riche
Answer: Begin
Up + Start = Upstart
The word upstart is used negatively to describe someone who has suddenly attained wealth or a position of privilege as opposed to someone who is born into it.
9. Up + ? = Unhappy
Answer: Solidify
Up + Set = Upset
The word set has multiple definitions and meanings in the English language. The one used in this clue is used in the context of hardening or thickening a semi-liquid substance.
10. Up + ? = Outcry
Answer: Lion's call
Up + Roar = Uproar
Other synonyms for uproar are commotion, havoc, furore and outrage.
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