A is NOT for Apple! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Absquatulate

Absquatulate was recently used by a friend in a correspondence - I remembered hearing it before and understood it, but it was not to be found in my dictionary.
There are so many more succinct words in usage that the old-fashioned or more obscure words often lose their prestige. Sometimes they die off from neglect.

Abatude is also old-fashioned in that it refers to a seldom practiced use. Before modern times, printing and easier ways to spend money, a large coin was often clipped if it was worth more than the selling price. This applied more to the precious metals than to others. Abatude refers to the clipped coin. Try paying for a 25 cent purchase with half a half dollar!

Agiotage is a stock market term that refers to manipulating the market via buying and selling speculations.

Aucupate means to go bird watching, It can also mean to lie in concealment waiting for a catch. It is from Latin meaning 'bird catch'.

Answer: Alexiteric

Alexiteric, an adjective, can also mean similar to an antibiotic. The word is from the Greek meaning protection.

Anabiosis is a return to life from apparent or real death.

Anglewitch is an obsolete term for a worm that is used as fish bait.

Agowilt is sudden sickening fear.

Answer: Aprosexia

Aprosexia is characterised by almost complete indifference to everything. Its opposite is hyperprosexia, an intense concentration on something, and excluding all other things. Paraprosexia refers to a state of constant distraction.

Anagnorisis is the instant of discovery or recognition, as in a film or play. It's the "Aha moment".

Autoschediastic refers to something done impulsively, or a sudden improvisation.

Argute means shrewd.

Answer: Aspherterism

Aspherterism is similar to Communism. It is derived from the Greek, meaning 'nothing of one's own'.

Autophoby is the fear of referring to oneself, avoiding the use of "I" or "me". It is used in some languages to show modesty or inferiority.

Accismus is pretending not to be interested in someone or something when you really are. Covert agents are good at this.

Agelast is a person who never laughs.

Answer: Agamous

Agamous simply means to be unwed. Agamic is a synonym, and the word is from the Greek.

Agliff means to be frightened.

Apocrisiary is from the Greek word meaning answer, and refers to a person appointed to give answers.

Antapology is a reply to an apology. It can be positive or negative - the reply, not the apology.

Answer: Alogotrophy

Alogotrophy is often seen in morbidly obese people as one area of the body seems to fill with fat, fluid or excess nutrition - probably because it was the only route it could find. It is usually a distorting deformity, such as one leg being much larger than the other.

Anopisthograph is anything that has writing on only one side of it, usually referring to a piece of paper or a book leaf.

Autochthon is from the Greek word meaning 'sprung from the soil' and refers to a home grown person, one who has arisen from his own background. In modern times, 'homeboy' is one of the designations for such a person.

Avatrol refers to someone born out of wedlock, or a bastard.

Answer: Antonomasia

Antonomasia is legally an infringement, but it usually becomes beneficial to the manufacturer, so is seldom pursued as such. 'Coke' and 'Pepsi' are often used interchangeably.

Ananym is a name that is made by reversing the original letters, such as Oprah using Harpo as her trademark. Her original name was supposed to be Orpah (from the Bible), but she seems to be one of a kind and quite successful, so a last name is not necessary.

Abligurition refers to spending an inordinate amount of money just on food.

Agonistarch is a coach. Greek agonist and arch = trainer of combatants for a game.

Answer: Acrasia

Acrasia is what you experience when you listen to that little voice over your left shoulder that insists, "Nothing will happen!" It's when your demon throws your better judgment to the ground.

Agonous simply means struggling.

Ascesis is the opposite of acrasia. From the Greek word 'to exercise' it means practising self-control.

Avoy is an obsolete expression of surprise or fear. Perhaps it turned into 'ahoy'.

Answer: Aspectabund

Aspectabund has been replaced by 'has a very expressive face', which is more meaningful and not so archaic. Old fashioned might be 'has a pleasing aspect'.

Abnormous means misshapen or grotesque.

Aglet is the end of your shoelace where it is bound together,

Barnumize means to flagrantly and exageratedly promote or advertise. From guess who? P.T. Barnum - but you already figured that.
BTW, "B", it's not your turn, you were supposed to wait for the cue. But, nooooooooo, just Barge in and Behave like a Bubblehead!

Answer: Bablatrice

Bablatrice is a word you could probably use without the person being aware of its meaning: the speaker. Charterestre is another old word for that same woman.

Beldam now refers to any ugly old woman, usually one with a short temper. It originally meant grandmother.

Blandiose is an adjective for someone who tries too hard to be eloquent, but comes off as bland.

Bloviate is to speak in a pompous tone and tend to embellishments.

I see Mr. B has taken over. We'll see how he likes it when C pushes him out.