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$ABOUT
Hard Vocabulary Trivia
Alan Lam
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Copyright 1996, Softdisk Publishing
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1013
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Turkey
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$TOPIC
Vocabulary
Hard
4
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$QUEST
A "Pollyanna" is someone who always...
finds the good in everything
criticizes
find faults
acts sexy
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Which of the following is an example of an anachronism?
tennis shoes in the 1300's
a cat in a hat
a monkey driving a car
a bicycle on a ferry boat
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Pusillanimous means...
very timid
very fragrant
very fast
very smooth
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A shibboleth is a:
slogan
bath house
farm animal
underground tunnel
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Protuberant describes something that is...
bulging
smelly
flexible
tiny
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Punctilious means:
careful in observing rules and customs
always on time
careful with spending money
worrying about ones appearance
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A coffin drapery is also called a...
pall
paradigm
panache
parlance
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A politician caught in a scandal is an example of:
opprobrium
opulence
paradox
paradigm
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A few people governing a group for selfish reasons is described by this word.
oligarchy
impeccable
hypocrite
hackneyed
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A hirsute ape is a...
very hairy ape
strong ape
passive ape
aggressive ape
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Gossamer is something that is...
delicate
colorful
pale
extremely useful
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Gelid water is:
icy
salty
boiling
dirty
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$QUEST
Fortnight means how long?
two weeks
next night
24 hours
one week
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Which of the following words has a meaning that most closely means "ostentatious"?
pretentious
adroit
obtuse
opulence
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An onus is:
a chore that is hated
a musical instrument
an animal
a respected person
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To reconnoiter is to...
explore
dance
fight
surrender
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What is a sobriquet?
a nickname
a long barreled gun
a cannon ball
a flower
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Ermine is the fur of a...
weasel
snake
bear
leopard
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Arabesques are...
designs that are usually intricate
reddish bricks
stone tablets
gems
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What does "sotto voce" mean...
soft voice
over-ruling on a decision
government rebellion
an individual's right to speak
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The word "surfeits" most closely refers to...
excessive food and drink
small ocean waves
appetizers to the main meal
charcoals
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Usurp is to:
seize by force
demote in rank
follow or imitate
call loudly
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Supercilious is the same as...
contemptuous
succulent
surreptitious
truculent
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Tautology is:
needless repetition
a branch of philosophy
the study of trees
the study of mathematical logic
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One's emolument is one's:
salary
collateral
respect
education
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A person who is diffident is one who...
lacks self-confidence
has good self-esteem
is hard to control
rebels against law and order
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Which word means the "combination of multiple things to become better together than by themselves"?
synergism
rapport
remuneration
languor
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What is a raconteur?
a storyteller
a restaurant critic
an expert in fine arts
an appraiser
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Peccadillo means...
a slight offense
a puzzling event
an emotional affect
a joyous ceremony
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A plebeian is...
a common person
a member of the government
someone of high rank
a wealthy business person
an outcast
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Which of the following is the opposite of paucity?
plethora
jaundice
laity
eminence
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Bellicose means what?
warlike
peaceful
harmless
dangerous
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Effluvium can refer to...
a foul odor
eloquence
deception
a munificent gesture
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Vitreous means resembling what?
glass
liquid
gas fumes
milk
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An alembic is what?
an apparatus that distills or refines
a wizard
an apparatus that makes ice
a chamber where things are deep frozen
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What is a cucurbit?
genus of plant
type of coffin
raised platform for making speeches
a stained glass window in a church
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Which of the following means "excessive attention as in flattery"?
obsequious
ostensible
gallant
courteous
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To evanesce is to...
dissipate
create from nothing
build up momentum
drown
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What is a dodo?
a flightless bird
a woodwind musical instrument
a black solemn garb
an overhanging sculpture
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Trepidation is most closely related to which of the following words?
apprehension
cold
tolerance
nobility
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