Just For Fun Quiz


'The Vocabulary Quiz'

                   17th Oct '08

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    1. Which of the following means 'a heated discussion'?
    Argy-bargy
    Willy-nilly
    Hurdy-gurdy



    2. Which of the following means to feel 'indignation'?
    Piqued
    Puqed
    Punqed



    3. Which of these phrases best defines the word 'dullard'?
    A male duck
    A fat-less margarine
    A stupid person



    4. Which of the following means difficulty in word recognition?
    Dysgraphia
    Dyslexia
    Dyspraxia



    5. Which of the following best defines the word 'pernicious'?
    Very very boring
    Very very harmful
    Very very drunk



    6. What is 'hubris'?
    Arrogance
    Compost
    Humility



    7. Which of the following words means 'foresight'?
    Prescience
    Parboiled
    Pastiche



    8. What is closest to 'perfidious' in meaning?
    Boring
    Treacherous
    Perfect



    9. If you called a spade a spade how might you best be described?
    Inane
    Risible
    Prosaic



    10. Which of the following best defines the word 'parsimonious'?
    Confusing
    Religious
    Stingy

     

Answers:


1.Argy-bargy 2. Piqued 3. A stupid person 4. Dyslexia 5. Very very harmful 6. Arrogance 7. Prescience 8. Treacherous 9. Prosaic 10. Stingy



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