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Bizarre Words 2 Trivia Quiz

I had some requests for more of this kind of quiz. These are words we do not often hear. The word 'debulliate', means to boil over. For all word lovers out there, good luck!

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

Author
finlady

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
57,144

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1174

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Lamprophony? Hint

false light

fortunetelling

loud, ringing speech

vampire

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Question 2 of 10

2. Fastuous? Hint

top of a building

arrogant or stuck up

to resign

period of fasting

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Question 3 of 10

3. Depone? Hint

the food

troublesome

to publish

to testify under oath

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Question 4 of 10

4. Schatchen? Hint

to cut up

a beggar

enjoyment of others

A Jewish matchmaker

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Question 5 of 10

5. Tonguepad? Hint

vocal range

chatterbox

large mouth

mouthpiece

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Question 6 of 10

6. Verbicide? Hint

word murder

dislike of words

senseless reiteration of cliches

loudmouth

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bothy? Hint

wooded area

grape cluster

small hut for farm hands

pastry

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ayne? Hint

eldest

pig fat

lifeless

40 gallons

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Question 9 of 10

9. Surdity? Hint

trimming

whispering

foot support

deafness

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Question 10 of 10

10. Propale? Hint

to send

having many children

crawling forward

to disclose

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Lamprophony?

Answer: loud, ringing speech

With the suffix 'phony' it sounds as if the word should pertain to something false.

2. Fastuous?

Answer: arrogant or stuck up

Fastuous: Our neighbor seems to feel Mrs. Weinderstone is fastuous.

3. Depone?

Answer: to testify under oath

The word 'pone' means 'loaf or bread', so it would be easy to think depone has something to do with food.

4. Schatchen?

Answer: A Jewish matchmaker

Schatchen: I always thought it would be fun to be a schatchen.

5. Tonguepad?

Answer: chatterbox

A tonguepad is someone who is a great talker.

6. Verbicide?

Answer: word murder

Verbicide: When the people of Upper Michigan end their sentences with, 'ya sure, ya betch, eh?', they are committing verbicide.

7. Bothy?

Answer: small hut for farm hands

Bothy: Did you see that bothy behind the farmhouse?

8. Ayne?

Answer: eldest

Ayne: When Jesus visited Lazarus family, it was obvious that Martha was the ayne in the family.

9. Surdity?

Answer: deafness

Surdity, a word that should not be comfused with 'surd' which means 'radical'.

10. Propale?

Answer: to disclose

Propale: Mr. Thomsen writes to propale the information he has accumulated.

Source: Author finlady

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