It Rhymes with "June" Trivia Quiz

Answer: immune

The immune system helps fight off certain disease-causing invaders like bacteria and viruses, therefore, the immune system helps keep a person healthy. The immune system weakens as a person gets older, meaning deadly diseases would develop more easily as there are fewer immune cells to help with healing.

Answer: tune

A tune is a sequence of musical elements, such as pitch and rhythm, that make up the melody. In another definition, a music instrument is tuned is to modify its sound. A guitar or other stringed instrument is tuned by turning the tuning pegs on the headstock that tightens or loosens the strings.

Answer: dune

Dunes are commonly found in sandy deserts and even on wide beaches. Dunes in the deserts are only made by winds while dunes on beaches are made by winds and water. The wind makes a weird booming and squeaking sound when blowing over sand dunes. Dunes are also found on Mars and Saturn's moon Titan.

Answer: commune

All the people that make up a commune live in the same buildings, have the same interests, and do cooperative jobs. An example of a historical commune is the Shakers, a group of Christian people based in England who fled to American colony just before the American Revolutionary War.

They became famous for their style of furniture making. As a verb, commune means to engage in conversation and share one's feelings; in the Shaker commune this sharing was probably on a spiritual level.

Answer: lune

A lune is comprised of two arcs that intersect on the ends. There are things that are lune shaped, such as a banana, fingernails, sickles, and 1/2 Lune Moon cakes, which are delicious. The word comes from 'luna', the Latin word for moon. After learning about this word while making this quiz, I would prefer using 'lune' over 'crescent' when talking about the shape.

Answer: cohune

A cohune is a palm tree grown in parts of Central and South America. The tree produces seed that secretes oil when pressed that serves several useful purposes. The oil, which has been used since Mayan times, is used in lubricants, soaps, oil-powered lamps, and in cooking, especially for residents in Central America.

Answer: opportune

People would like to take advantage when things are opportune. It would be opportune to go in the pool when it's June! The word opportune was originated from the Latin word, literally meaning 'in the direction of harbor,' which described the wind blowing towards the harbor that may indicate the season. Seasonable means a season that is favorable or appropriate, linking to the meaning of opportune that means a time (including a season) that is favorable or appropriate. Based on what it says in the second sentence, summer is seasonable for going to the swimming pool.

The antonym of opportune is also a word that ends with -une - inopportune.

Answer: rune

A rune is any letter of the runic alphabet used in Germanic languages of northern Europe. The runic alphabet was devised before the invention of the more familiar Latin alphabet. The original runic alphabet, called Elder Futhark, had 24 letters with the runes having transliterations to a corresponding Latin letter, such as 'dagaz', with a rune shaped like a butterfly, which transliterates to d.

Answer: prune

My dad will sometimes prune the trees of dead branches since they can't grow leaves anymore, therefore becoming useless. But there's a more important side to this story. The benefit of pruning trees of dead branches is to prevent insects and other organisms from entering the tree and killing other branches. Pruning the canopy also allows more sunlight in to the branches below.

Answer: picayune

A picayune was a Spanish coin used in Spanish territories and the colonial United States. The name of this coin was first used in Florida and Louisiana, where the coin was worth 6.25 cents or 1/16 of a dollar; it became obsolete in 1857 due to demonetization.

Answer: triune

The word triune is especially referred to as the Trinity, which is three persons that make up God--Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. It also means a triple deity, meaning a god in one group of three (such as Mother goddess that comprises of Hera, Demeter and Aphrodite), and a set of three in general (trio or trinity), such as a movie trilogy like "Back to the Future".

Answer: importune

The word importune especially relates to needing something from someone, called solicitation, or when needing to do something important. In the state of emergency, a person would importune the 911 operator to enlist someone to come for them. The synonyms of importune include beg, implore, and entreat; antonyms of importune include refuse, assist, and command.

Answer: demilune

Most demilunes are decorating tables meant to be against the wall. People may put flowers, candles, and or photos on the demilunes. More commonly referred to as a ravelin, a demilune is also a fortification that features curtain walls between two bastions in a fortress or an outwork detached from a fortress used to provide defense.

Answer: tribune

Tribunes were responsible for protecting people's rights in ancient Rome. There were different types of tribunes, including military tribunes who commanded the army. Going outside the realm of a person, the word tribune also refers to a raised platform from where a speech is spoken, and a raised platform that contains rows of seats in a church.

The word originated from the Latin word 'tribunus', meaning the 'head of a tribe,' and from 'tribus', meaning 'tribe.'

Answer: jejune

Look, there's 'June' embedded in that word! In addition to the meaning in the question, jejune also means a void of matter, a minimal amount of something (scanty), and deficient in nutrients. Some of the old fashioned devices are jejune compared with today's devices. Parents should give children toys that are not jejune.

Many of the high school students can be described as jejune. The additional synonyms of jejune include dull, insipid, bland, vapid, meager, unexciting, and barren. It is extremely rare in the English language to have two J's in the word and jejune is one of them.