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Word Definitions II Trivia Quiz

Try your hand at these! I'll give you the definition; you give me the word defined. None of these should be too difficult. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by mkp51. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mkp51

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,144

Updated
Oct 10 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1007

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Unctuous, fawning, or smarmy: Hint

oleaginous

bucolic

bilious

sertularian

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Question 2 of 10

2. A confused and often bitter misunderstanding or disagreement: Hint

demurrage

imbroglio

zeitgeber

foulard

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Question 3 of 10

3. An edited or censored version of a written work: Hint

debenture

crewel

peneplane

redaction

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Question 4 of 10

4. Cowardly, timid, or faint of heart: Hint

pusillanimous

sedulous

inchoate

kaoline

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Question 5 of 10

5. The part of a common logarithm that appears to the right of the decimal point: Hint

hypotenuse

mantissa

mantilla

exponent

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lacking truth or honesty; false Hint

adumbrate

mendacious

helicoid

phlogistic

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Question 7 of 10

7. Productive, fruitful, or prolific: Hint

fecund

febrile

suricate

yohimbine

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Question 8 of 10

8. That which cannot be altered or influenced by persuasion: Hint

inexorable

inenarrable

inextricable

unijugate

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Question 9 of 10

9. Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife: Hint

uxorious

quidditous

thioacetic

eructate

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Question 10 of 10

10. Dull, insipid, or childish: Hint

lissotrichous

vervelle

ekistic

jejune

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Unctuous, fawning, or smarmy:

Answer: oleaginous

Derived from the Latin "ole�ginous", meaning "of the olive".

2. A confused and often bitter misunderstanding or disagreement:

Answer: imbroglio

Derived from the Italian "imbrogliare", to embroil.

3. An edited or censored version of a written work:

Answer: redaction

Derived from the Middle English "redacten", meaning "bring to a certain order".

4. Cowardly, timid, or faint of heart:

Answer: pusillanimous

Derived from Latin "pusus" meaning "little boy", and "animus" meaning "the mind".

5. The part of a common logarithm that appears to the right of the decimal point:

Answer: mantissa

Variant of the Latin "mantisa", implies "addition" or "makeweight". So named because it is added to the integral part of the logarithm.

6. Lacking truth or honesty; false

Answer: mendacious

Derived from the Latin "mendax", meaning "dishonest". It is related to "mentiri", meaning "to lie".

7. Productive, fruitful, or prolific:

Answer: fecund

Derived from the Latin "fecundus", meaning "fertile".

8. That which cannot be altered or influenced by persuasion:

Answer: inexorable

Derived from the Latin "inexorabilis".

9. Excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife:

Answer: uxorious

Derived from the Latin "uxor", meaning "wife".

10. Dull, insipid, or childish:

Answer: jejune

Derived from the Latin "jejunus", meaning "empty or poor".

Source: Author mkp51

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