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Words You Can Chew On Trivia Quiz

Some words just sound good, don't they? The words in this quiz are all adjectives chosen simply because I like the way they sound. Maybe you'd like to add some to your everyday vocabulary.

A multiple-choice quiz by jellow_10. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jellow_10

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,216

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5026

Last 3 plays: Guest 108 (7/10), Guest 173 (9/10), jmac5cicada (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Truculent Hint

Capable of carrying heavy loads

Fierce, disposed to fight

Tasty, mouth-watering

Easy-going, desirous of an armistice

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Question 2 of 10

2. Egregious Hint

Fair-minded

Fond of being in groups, friendly

Birdlike

Outstandingly bad, flagrant

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Question 3 of 10

3. Succinct Hint

Depressed, sunken to the lowest level

Short-tempered

Full of juice or sap

Concise, terse

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ignominious Hint

Degrading, characterized by shame

Easily overlooked

Without much education

Not verifiable by ordinary means, elusive

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nefarious Hint

Extremely wicked, evil

Regal, as an Egyptian queen

Well-traveled

Fascinated with death and corpses

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Question 6 of 10

6. Obstreperous Hint

Stubborn

Noisily defiant, aggressively boisterous

Lacking quickness in comprehension

Hardhearted, not easily persuaded

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Question 7 of 10

7. Cantankerous Hint

Crippled, disabled due to age

Forgetful

Quarrelsome, disagreeable

Agreeable to the ears, melodious

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Question 8 of 10

8. Rapacious Hint

Taking by force, greedy

Having a fondness for snakes

Having a beaked profile

Filled with great joy, ecstatic

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Question 9 of 10

9. Munificent Hint

Warlike, easily inclined to fight

Beautiful beyond imagination

Very generous

Wildly extravagant

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Question 10 of 10

10. Eclectic Hint

Selectively diverse

Possessing an overwhelming desire to steal

Subject to fainting spells

Narrow-minded

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 19 2025 : Guest 108: 7/10
Apr 11 2025 : Guest 173: 9/10
Apr 04 2025 : jmac5cicada: 10/10
Mar 31 2025 : Guest 49: 7/10
Mar 26 2025 : Guest 67: 9/10
Mar 17 2025 : Guest 97: 9/10
Mar 16 2025 : elmslea: 8/10
Mar 15 2025 : pointparkchic: 4/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Truculent

Answer: Fierce, disposed to fight

The first syllable is accented and the c is pronounced like a k.

2. Egregious

Answer: Outstandingly bad, flagrant

The second syllable is accented and the second g is soft.

3. Succinct

Answer: Concise, terse

4. Ignominious

Answer: Degrading, characterized by shame

A politician might suffer an ignominious defeat at the polls; accent the third syllable.

5. Nefarious

Answer: Extremely wicked, evil

Comes from Latin word for crime.

6. Obstreperous

Answer: Noisily defiant, aggressively boisterous

Accent the second syllable.

7. Cantankerous

Answer: Quarrelsome, disagreeable

Probably derived from a Middle English word meaning contentious.

8. Rapacious

Answer: Taking by force, greedy

From a Latin word meaning to seize.

9. Munificent

Answer: Very generous

Accent the second syllable.

10. Eclectic

Answer: Selectively diverse

All the c's are hard.

Source: Author jellow_10

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