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Walking With Webster Trivia Quiz

A very hard vocabulary quiz on words that can be found in the New Merriam-Webster Dictionary. For all questions I will give you the definition and you must choose the word from the choices given. Some definitions may be shortened.

A multiple-choice quiz by smarmie19. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
smarmie19

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,987

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
2089

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. A hairy perennial mint with small pungently aromatic leaves? Hint

Penurious

Pennyroyal

Pennon

Penchant

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Question 2 of 15

2. To discontinue? Hint

nostrum

nomenclature

nol-pros

noes

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Question 3 of 15

3. Any of various fish-eating ducks with a crested head? Hint

merganser

melanin

melee

marquisette

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Question 4 of 15

4. An old man? Hint

galuses

gelid

gambrel

gaffer

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Question 5 of 15

5. The white of an egg? Hint

apical

apologia

ambergris

albumen

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Question 6 of 15

6. A crosspiece separating a window and door? Hint

transom

troche

trematode

triton

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Question 7 of 15

7. The combining power of an atom shown by its electrons? Hint

vaccinia

virion

vitriol

valence

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Question 8 of 15

8. A small beetle? Hint

wherry

whammy

weevil

whelp

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Question 9 of 15

9. A member of French infantry? Hint

zebu

zouave

zircon

zeitgeist

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Question 10 of 15

10. Stubbornly resistant? Hint

objurgate

obeisance

obdurate

obelisk

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Question 11 of 15

11. A North American Indian chief? Hint

sake

sacerdotal

sachem

saguaro

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Question 12 of 15

12. A groove in the edge or face of a board? Hint

rabbet

raffia

raceme

raillery

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Question 13 of 15

13. The woman with whom one is in love? Hint

incarnadine

inamorata

indelible

ineluctable

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Question 14 of 15

14. A carriage or automobile? Hint

landau

lachrymose

lagniappe

laconic

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Question 15 of 15

15. What number comes before twenty (20)?

Answer: (This is not a trick.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A hairy perennial mint with small pungently aromatic leaves?

Answer: Pennyroyal

penurious - the state of being in extreme poverty; Pennon - a ribboned flag on the end of a lance; penchant- an inclination

2. To discontinue?

Answer: nol-pros

Nomenclature - name or designation; noes - plural of no; nostrum - a questionable medicine or remedy.

3. Any of various fish-eating ducks with a crested head?

Answer: merganser

melee - a struggle; melanin- a dark brown or black pigment; marquisette- a sheer meshed fabric

4. An old man?

Answer: gaffer

galuses - suspenders; gambrel- a type of roof; gelid- extremely cold

5. The white of an egg?

Answer: albumen

apical - relating to the apex; ambergris - a waxy substance from a whale used in perfume making; apologia - an argument in support of justification, a defence (of)

6. A crosspiece separating a window and door?

Answer: transom

trematode - a class of parasitic worms; troche - a medicinal lozenge; triton- a large mollusk

7. The combining power of an atom shown by its electrons?

Answer: valence

vaccinia - cowpox vitriol; - substance with the qualities of acid; virion - complete virus particle

8. A small beetle?

Answer: weevil

whammy - jinx or hex; whelp - young carnivorous mammal; wherry - a light boat

9. A member of French infantry?

Answer: zouave

zebu - an Asian ox; zircon - clear mineral used as a gem; zeitgeist - spirit of an era

10. Stubbornly resistant?

Answer: obdurate

obeisance - a bow to show respect; obelisk - a four sided pillar in the shape on a pyramid; objurgate - to denounce harshly

11. A North American Indian chief?

Answer: sachem

sacerdotal - priestly; saguaro - a desert cactus; sake - motive or purpose (not a hard word but could be confusing with this question if you were not thinking about it)

12. A groove in the edge or face of a board?

Answer: rabbet

raceme - a cluster of flowers on one stem; raffia - a fiber used in basket weaving; raillery - good-natured banter

13. The woman with whom one is in love?

Answer: inamorata

incarnadine - redden; indelible - unable to be erased; ineluctable- not to be avoided or changed

14. A carriage or automobile?

Answer: landau

lagniappe - something given free usually with another purchase; lachrymose- tearful; laconic-sparse with words

15. What number comes before twenty (20)?

Answer: 19

This was just in case you missed most of the ones above so your score doesn't suffer too badly.

Source: Author smarmie19

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