Quiz 2 of 50 -- Obscure and Unusual Words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 blue-green 1 vade-mecum
2 foudroyant
3 photobiology
4 spiracle
5 turquoise
2 stately Spanish Baroque court dance 1 knitch
2 diathermic
3 sarabande
4 exeat
5 phillumeny
3 study of crabs and other crustaceans 1 carcinology
2 scotophobia
3 d‚gringolade
4 translative
5 paravail
4 self-sufficient; independent 1 autarkic
2 wayboard
3 damoiseau
4 foudroyant
5 octarius
5 sweet fruit cake covered with marzipan and eaten at Easter 1 woggle
2 sitiophobia
3 simnel
4 spall
5 innominate
6 any dry indehiscent fruit 1 singspiel
2 ditrichotomous
3 achaenocarp
4 maritodespotism
5 additament
7 walking on the outer side of the foot 1 puericulture
2 iridology
3 almagest
4 taligrade
5 locuplete
8 in heraldry, an animal lying on its belly with head lifted 1 theomancy
2 hide
3 isanemone
4 hyperemesis
5 couchant
9 broad sash worn with a kimono 1 klangfarbe
2 beeskep
3 soothly
4 obi
5 epanadiplosis
10 giving birth to live offspring 1 horary
2 tergiversation
3 postilion
4 cartiliginous
5 zoogonous
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 to busy oneself with trifling tasks 1 potter
2 camorra
3 viduous
4 reremouse
5 dendrolatry
12 landing or broad step 1 ethmoid
2 velitation
3 micrometer
4 chambranle
5 halfpace
13 worship of letters and words 1 lienal
2 pyoid
3 tubicornous
4 astichous
5 grammatolatry
14 science of measuring heights 1 coteau
2 galilee
3 syllabatim
4 hypsography
5 epigone
15 unit of atomic mass 1 gault
2 dornick
3 dalton
4 interlunation
5 sternutation
16 insurmountable; undefeatable 1 wrick
2 immix
3 invictive
4 spiniform
5 geophagy
17 unfading; imperishable 1 custos
2 german
3 aquaphobia
4 sublative
5 immarcescible
18 deep red; burgundy 1 syngraph
2 handspike
3 hippophagy
4 renascent
5 vinous
19 to kiss 1 perficient
2 uranophobia
3 orthotropism
4 osculate
5 necyomancy
20 mental breakdown from too much drinking 1 calceate
2 morgan
3 iconology
4 ebriection
5 moleskin
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 to luxuriate in hot stuffiness and stupefaction 1 varietist
2 frowst
3 zootherapy
4 marver
5 spicate
22 divination by observing animals 1 mainpernor
2 zoomancy
3 fumiduct
4 pornotopia
5 gymnasiarch
23 painter of landscapes 1 aethrioscope
2 gregatim
3 paysagist
4 peregrination
5 baculine
24 producing eggs which are hatched in parent's body 1 pantophobia
2 odontist
3 palfrey
4 obtenebrate
5 ovoviviparous
25 trite remark 1 triticism
2 stegophilist
3 stroboscope
4 pathopoeia
5 isagogic
26 to carry heavy equipment over difficult terrain 1 soliform
2 yomp
3 bardocucullus
4 pregustation
5 biarchy
27 lasting three nights 1 trichoclasis
2 maxixe
3 latitat
4 lactiferous
5 trinoctial
28 valley or glen 1 tribade
2 quannet
3 beldam
4 citigrade
5 cwm
29 inspiration; divine impetus 1 gnomology
2 afflatus
3 immunopathology
4 auxesis
5 heteroecious
30 reverse of coin where date is contained 1 euchology
2 exergue
3 zakuska
4 hypercatalectic
5 impudicity
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 system of writing in which each sign represents a word 1 stillicide
2 styliform
3 lexigraphy
4 odontology
5 kalamkari
32 lack of ability to make decisions; aboulia 1 abulia
2 wagtail
3 filemot
4 satara
5 hypsometer
33 excessively and inappropriately added to a finished work 1 amaxophobia
2 transenna
3 postiche
4 hypnomogia
5 seismograph
34 having beautiful buttocks 1 callipygous
2 thermogenesis
3 perfervid
4 cambistry
5 meropia
35 blood-drinking 1 papule
2 brumous
3 pullulate
4 sanguivorous
5 bracteate
36 throwing; boasting 1 lunate
2 divaricate
3 sudarium
4 kiddle
5 jactation
37 room for conversation 1 asterism
2 carpal
3 chiliad
4 pelvimeter
5 locutory
38 the power or act of swallowing 1 araneiform
2 deglutition
3 languet
4 parrel
5 underbreath
39 to cut off; to uproot 1 kep
2 exscind
3 thermantidote
4 pupigerous
5 oxygeusia
40 transformation into a beast 1 lazaretto
2 inopinate
3 verdure
4 corporal
5 theriomorphosis
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 double reading or interpretation 1 trichoclasis
2 rameal
3 episcope
4 polemic
5 dittology
42 study of population statistics 1 larithmics
2 maelid
3 kora
4 fluke
5 mansuetude
43 instrument for detecting presence and direction of electric current 1 wuthering
2 physiocracy
3 galvanoscope
4 neonomianism
5 lactarium
44 to judge; to decide 1 physiognomancy
2 sinistromanual
3 kidlet
4 trochlear
5 dijudicate
45 having air-holes 1 pasquilant
2 mazut
3 pipkin
4 spiraculate
5 colonoscope
46 nail-biter 1 superscribe
2 onychoophagist
3 ditheletism
4 ergophile
5 berlin
47 a slight kink 1 autotheism
2 volitient
3 gantline
4 counterscarp
5 kinkle
48 instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon 1 odontoid
2 sigmoidoscope
3 iridize
4 comephorous
5 detinue
49 a state of irritability or tension; an emotional fit 1 physiologus
2 pterygoid
3 torulose
4 dirigent
5 fantod
50 soft satiny material 1 defluvium
2 polystomatous
3 praxis
4 terraceous
5 charmeuse
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 retained but no longer functional stylistic feature 1 morbiferous
2 dermatoglyphics
3 skeuomorph
4 haecceity
5 zymic
52 feverishness 1 febricity
2 urinator
3 supersensible
4 commatic
5 swanskin
53 addition of words to make the sense more clear 1 sacerdotalism
2 epexegesis
3 siphonogamous
4 brails
5 pleochroic
54 instrument used to explore interior of dysentery case 1 shuftiscope
2 annomination
3 malfeasance
4 supercilious
5 carcanet
55 coldness; shivering fit 1 anaerectic
2 taxaceous
3 clinometer
4 algor
5 agamist
56 ode in honour of a victor or winner 1 dimissory
2 animastic
3 velocious
4 harengiform
5 epinikion
57 monster with two bodies 1 scop
2 photosphere
3 notabilia
4 muliebrile
5 disomus
58 coarse and dark sugar 1 sulcalize
2 foraminate
3 hoplomachy
4 jaggery
5 aphicide
59 flat heavy stone or iron pulverizing tool 1 muller
2 magisterium
3 petroliferous
4 verglas
5 diplograph
60 space between curve of an arch and mouldings 1 methomania
2 spandrel
3 megameter
4 cordage
5 vulnerate
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 amateur or superficial philosopher 1 philosophaster
2 stylometry
3 knitch
4 frogmarch
5 batophobia
62 indicating subject or object of intransitive verb 1 peristrephic
2 absolutive
3 spiraculate
4 agennesic
5 maidan
63 of or relating to tonal pronunciation or languages 1 pluriliteral
2 whittle
3 pinguid
4 salse
5 tonetic
64 inability to express ideas due to mental incompetence 1 irroration
2 luciphyllous
3 finalism
4 dyslogia
5 perissosyllabic
65 having molar teeth with V-shaped ridges 1 prelect
2 apophasis
3 zalambdodont
4 cannikin
5 kinkle
66 ecclesiastical office or other job requiring little work 1 polliniferous
2 sinecure
3 paroxysm
4 vitalism
5 stuprate
67 small two-masted sailing vessel 1 ketch
2 teletactor
3 lithodomous
4 viridity
5 cunabula
68 painter of portraits 1 thalassic
2 limner
3 quintal
4 lamprophony
5 fretum
69 screen behind altar 1 pubigerous
2 patavinity
3 respondentia
4 reredos
5 lappaceous
70 instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus 1 hymnography
2 acrocephalous
3 peccadillo
4 embracery
5 colposcope
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 horny; made of horn 1 redshort
2 trammel
3 undinism
4 haematic
5 kerasine
72 disturbance; uproar 1 oxyblepsia
2 arbrolatry
3 ophidiomancy
4 hexastichal
5 ruction
73 pertaining to the refraction of sound 1 sulphureous
2 drabble
3 spikenard
4 diacoustic
5 isobar
74 pertaining to ploughed land 1 hymeneal
2 arval
3 triptote
4 nominalism
5 collutory
75 depriving a parent of a child 1 parietal
2 locellate
3 yomp
4 sympatric
5 defiliation
76 emetic; causing vomiting or expectoration 1 laminary
2 anocathartic
3 subduplicate
4 abirritate
5 yardarm
77 pertaining to atmospheric conditions 1 saccade
2 epedaphic
3 zoolatry
4 hyoid
5 eutaxy
78 web-spinning 1 trinoctial
2 telary
3 bangtail
4 crackjaw
5 cardiograph
79 divination by means of ashes 1 brouette
2 spodomancy
3 timbromania
4 tuberiform
5 waulk
80 excessive infatuation 1 engouement
2 dentine
3 primrose
4 hippophagy
5 macrophobia
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 person whose function is to occupy space 1 refractometer
2 britska
3 stereochromy
4 sindonology
5 cowcat
82 living in stagnant water 1 jejune
2 nutation
3 stagnicolous
4 stanchion
5 laryngology
83 relating to religious ritual initiation 1 prevenient
2 mystagogical
3 linaceous
4 ossifrage
5 tomograph
84 former; sometime; formerly 1 lampion
2 quondam
3 syngenesis
4 conchiform
5 heyday
85 plate-like; having plate-like scales 1 coticular
2 postliminy
3 placoid
4 speculum
5 succinic
86 arrangement of rings allowing free motion of supported object 1 ephelis
2 imagism
3 gimbals
4 umbraculiform
5 steganographer
87 misrepresentation; false deduction 1 gamophagia
2 subreption
3 estreat
4 falderal
5 apotelesm
88 cathode ray tube for a television 1 despoliation
2 altisonant
3 puccoon
4 kinescope
5 scrimshank
89 drooping or hanging 1 cernuous
2 synoecize
3 gad
4 fimetic
5 theotokos
90 study of cell nuclei 1 afforce
2 neanic
3 tristiloquy
4 karyology
5 scrivello
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 extremely cold 1 solidus
2 bywoner
3 profulgent
4 gelid
5 heteroecious
92 ship's small boat; sailboat carrying mainsail and one or more jibs 1 fugacious
2 bonzery
3 frowst
4 yawl
5 filibeg
93 cane or rod used for punishment 1 scutal
2 ferule
3 threnody
4 diffugient
5 leucomelanous
94 belief that the soul dies with the body 1 volucrine
2 triptych
3 hypnoid
4 tauricide
5 thanatism
95 to shoot out like a ray of light 1 zanella
2 fossorial
3 pyx
4 knissomancy
5 eradiate
96 five-cent-piece or other coin of little value 1 amphibology
2 naology
3 tulle
4 picayune
5 pismire
97 medical treatment by reducing food intake 1 nestitherapy
2 interpellation
3 galactophagist
4 crescograph
5 crambo
98 science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms 1 pisteology
2 ramellose
3 thermantidote
4 tectonics
5 melaniferous
99 having parts in sevens 1 aerogenesis
2 philodemic
3 reguerdon
4 multiloquent
5 heptamerous
100 rail round the stern of a ship 1 pangamy
2 aright
3 pentamerous
4 taffrail
5 hypobole
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