Quiz 29 of 50 -- Obscure and Unusual Words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 to disseminate by blowing; to breathe upon 1 uprist
2 insufflate
3 factious
4 mucroniform
5 acosmism
2 thin piece of wood which holds book spine while trimmed 1 demisang
2 prosodemic
3 naturism
4 trindle
5 assocative
3 one who invents fables 1 psychodynamic
2 fabulist
3 gar
4 rheophile
5 aspergilliform
4 yellowness of the skin 1 latifundia
2 embracery
3 xanthochroia
4 algid
5 filiciform
5 bluish-grey 1 yonderly
2 arithmancy
3 phonendoscope
4 cesious
5 zelophobia
6 bearing; carriage; manner of dress 1 tenue
2 kidology
3 scarfskin
4 bis
5 glumiferous
7 transparent; translucent 1 diplomatology
2 terret
3 sabulous
4 dolichocephalic
5 diaphanous
8 old unit of length equal to 45 inches 1 psychogenetics
2 projacient
3 partim
4 ell
5 loxodograph
9 to lampoon; a lampoon 1 pasquinade
2 coralligenous
3 cosset
4 pelmet
5 appose
10 poor or wrong pronunciation 1 wrongous
2 callisteia
3 allogamy
4 cacoepy
5 acrophobia
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 feudal noble who is both a liege and a vassal 1 riffler
2 cafard
3 proleptics
4 saccular
5 vavasour
12 teller of parables 1 scriniary
2 corium
3 mansionary
4 parabolist
5 sialogogue
13 egg white used as medium for binding paint 1 neonomianism
2 multanimous
3 glair
4 raniform
5 dentiologist
14 to prance; to cause a horse to prance 1 semiology
2 cachet
3 jaunce
4 tesseratomy
5 hexaemeron
15 flat unleavened loaf of bread 1 bannock
2 lithoglyph
3 kymatology
4 defluvium
5 panomphaean
16 to thrust downward or outward 1 aurulent
2 phytogenesis
3 neuroid
4 vallecula
5 detrude
17 of or relating to a lobe 1 mow
2 metasthenic
3 lobar
4 radiosonde
5 accismus
18 middle of navigable waterway used as boundary line 1 thalweg
2 infra
3 epicede
4 tmesis
5 accoucheuse
19 relating to the stage or actors 1 tyrannicide
2 histrionic
3 byssine
4 methomania
5 leptosome
20 house with land and auxiliary buildings 1 messuage
2 effodient
3 xyloid
4 immortelle
5 dilettante
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 heat per unit mass 1 nomiatrist
2 cryptarchy
3 frumentaceous
4 nostomania
5 enthalpy
22 divination using fire 1 umbraculum
2 kilobase
3 pyromancy
4 tessera
5 potamology
23 pertaining to yew trees 1 jawhole
2 dipsetic
3 argentiferous
4 scapulomancy
5 taxaceous
24 cup-shaped 1 objuration
2 poculiform
3 spodogenous
4 icterical
5 heterism
25 wolf-hound 1 astrobolism
2 transhumant
3 borzoi
4 privatism
5 comose
26 rod-shaped 1 bluepeter
2 stegnosis
3 baculiform
4 picine
5 isotach
27 instrument for measuring and recording respiration 1 theurgy
2 hieratical
3 metempsychosis
4 peirastic
5 pneumograph
28 unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire 1 deism
2 mil
3 graphospasm
4 suaveolent
5 prepollence
29 old unit of weight equal to about 110 pounds 1 parvis
2 montgolfier
3 opeidoscope
4 resile
5 centner
30 instrument for viewing distant objects stereoscopically 1 emolument
2 canescent
3 prosyllogism
4 ketch
5 telestereoscope
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 assembly for granting awards to Welsh bards 1 redshort
2 lithology
3 gorsedd
4 poodle
5 seismicity
32 aiding hearing 1 maenadic
2 otacoustic
3 subfusc
4 decretal
5 responsory
33 stalk of an animal organ 1 turbary
2 intumesce
3 pedicel
4 immarcescible
5 draconites
34 to caterwaul 1 thalweg
2 astrogony
3 wrawl
4 gamomania
5 factotum
35 a resurgence after a period of abatement 1 recrudescence
2 caple
3 photolysis
4 punctatim
5 intercolline
36 thus 1 sic
2 catastasis
3 stupe
4 protanopia
5 circumlittoral
37 iridescent or metallic lustre 1 wicket
2 pulvilli
3 reflet
4 polylemma
5 tranship
38 sharp lateral movement of the eye as it changes fixation 1 saccade
2 hieroscopy
3 adynamia
4 perioeci
5 achroous
39 eating in a series of small portions 1 mantissa
2 degustation
3 noology
4 idolum
5 mambo
40 natural covering of an animal or plant body 1 tegument
2 anapest
3 epipastic
4 halitous
5 drail
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 rounded swelling; lowest moulding of a column 1 sputative
2 warren
3 chrisomalis
4 pipkin
5 torus
42 in an indiscriminate manner 1 bibliology
2 haplology
3 luff
4 swoopstake
5 xerodermia
43 study of drugs of animal and plant origin 1 anamnesis
2 akinesia
3 pharmacognosy
4 contradistinguish
5 tumefacient
44 laughing; merry 1 canophilist
2 fillister
3 cnemis
4 nundinal
5 riant
45 small chapel for private prayer; lectern for prayer 1 oratory
2 somniate
3 isobath
4 wankle
5 sporiferous
46 single sign standing for word or phrase 1 arithmomania
2 trochilic
3 sharkskin
4 serratic
5 logogram
47 of or relating to ostriches 1 chiffonier
2 struthious
3 bindle
4 funicular
5 astrolatry
48 sterile; not bearing fruit 1 echard
2 theomachy
3 acarpous
4 pyromancy
5 laquearia
49 sexual pleasure derived from inflicting pain 1 qintar
2 algolagnia
3 extravasate
4 parvenu
5 piscivorous
50 writing-desk 1 pachynsis
2 mogilalia
3 traumatropism
4 mycosis
5 escritoire
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 of loose morals; debauched 1 dissolute
2 trig
3 dichord
4 drill
5 anguine
52 hardness of hearing during old age 1 tachometer
2 achroous
3 presbycousis
4 pantology
5 hamate
53 to surrender 1 swipple
2 clientage
3 gentilitian
4 kamerad
5 dol
54 a lover, sweetheart or paramour 1 protogenic
2 religate
3 guignol
4 leman
5 darraign
55 resembling or yielding flour 1 farinose
2 ingravescent
3 forficate
4 gramercy
5 frigorific
56 attribution of soul to inanimate objects 1 animism
2 recision
3 pentad
4 entropion
5 cynegetic
57 ascription of human feelings to inanimate object 1 goliard
2 deemster
3 depurate
4 anthropopathy
5 noogenesis
58 embodied in bread 1 impanate
2 neurobiology
3 diablerie
4 whifflery
5 vimineous
59 of the fields; rural; unpolished 1 agraffe
2 outhaul
3 agrestic
4 athermic
5 apostrophe
60 writing alternating left-right then right-left 1 scrutator
2 morgue
3 osmology
4 funicular
5 boustrophedon
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 of or pertaining to siegecraft or besiegement 1 voiturier
2 poliorcectic
3 odorimetry
4 raniform
5 unberufen
62 instrument for measuring and determining color 1 colorimeter
2 adytum
3 diplopia
4 Laodicean
5 stoichiology
63 producing only one offspring at birth 1 psychroaesthesia
2 uniparous
3 scintillometer
4 circumaviate
5 clathrose
64 against which 1 whereagainst
2 incoronate
3 keloid
4 ligyrophobia
5 lugsail
65 to steep or soak; to break up; to emaciate 1 pollard
2 ultion
3 scortation
4 macerate
5 grabble
66 preventing the secretion of milk 1 illation
2 spatchcock
3 wisket
4 antigalactic
5 flaught
67 cutting away a part of; especially the end 1 hyperacusis
2 rhinology
3 resection
4 luctation
5 cabrie
68 shaped like an oval or egg 1 resorb
2 leister
3 oviform
4 oniomania
5 styliform
69 instrument used to measure slopes and elevations 1 clinometer
2 colloid
3 baculus
4 deicide
5 maschalephidrosis
70 of or pertaining to the gallows 1 buhl
2 sociable
3 patibulary
4 plumbiferous
5 osteoid
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 womanhood 1 whipstaff
2 pencilliform
3 graphomania
4 conticent
5 muliebrity
72 condition of seeing all colour as red 1 erythropsia
2 gambroon
3 accentor
4 hyoid
5 geophagy
73 nut-like fruit 1 lanai
2 diaspora
3 macerate
4 wanchancy
5 tryma
74 expression of elation or wonder 1 mansionary
2 heyday
3 adduce
4 vair
5 seral
75 pertaining to sperm 1 orthopter
2 spermatic
3 arthrology
4 precative
5 lactarium
76 facing or bending all ways 1 regreet
2 ciplinarian
3 quaquaversal
4 pogonology
5 iliac
77 soft fine sheer cotton or silk fabric 1 cleithral
2 trilith
3 mull
4 hedonism
5 sonification
78 vote of assent in a governing body 1 placet
2 perfervid
3 loranthaceous
4 cepivorous
5 tufthunter
79 divination by means of wax drippings 1 ceromancy
2 perscrutation
3 morgan
4 neuroid
5 polyarchy
80 connecting band; means of retention 1 homoplasty
2 protanopia
3 kakorrhaphiophobia
4 retinaculum
5 luciferous
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 tune; melodic embellishment; ornamentation 1 floriferous
2 hypnoid
3 caschrom
4 melisma
5 viduous
82 old leaping dance 1 byssus
2 monture
3 immix
4 volta
5 alate
83 in threes; having three components; having three as a base 1 ternary
2 prorogue
3 oblation
4 psychrophilic
5 geminiform
84 altar curtain 1 duenna
2 boyg
3 soliform
4 adunc
5 ridel
85 of or relating to classification by phenotype 1 phenetic
2 belonoid
3 organonomy
4 lampyridine
5 interamnian
86 pertaining to the anus or rectum 1 perlustrate
2 troat
3 proctal
4 countenance
5 photoglyph
87 concluding note added to end of written work 1 variola
2 chronomancy
3 postface
4 burke
5 padrone
88 onion-eating 1 cepivorous
2 tesseract
3 hieromancy
4 ascian
5 bummel
89 stroke, oblique or slash "/" 1 morigerous
2 solidus
3 aniconic
4 empasm
5 jorum
90 gangrene; necrosis; state imitating death 1 periotic
2 thanatosis
3 scapple
4 procidence
5 heriot
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 mask 1 hesternopothia
2 vizard
3 barathea
4 epulotic
5 pedagoguery
92 destruction of one gamete by another 1 stodge
2 abirritate
3 coniferous
4 gamophagia
5 taligrade
93 allopathy; sympathy with one's opposite 1 eparchy
2 ustulation
3 enantiopathy
4 provand
5 pyrolatry
94 to moisten 1 allonge
2 hydrargyrism
3 humify
4 vitilitigation
5 ablative
95 rumination 1 dicerous
2 lithophilous
3 schesis
4 windcheater
5 merycism
96 bearing diamonds 1 saponaceous
2 osteology
3 pruritus
4 pentateuch
5 diamantiferous
97 inferior; lowest; of least account 1 jeton
2 carking
3 keelhaul
4 monergism
5 paravail
98 lasting long 1 diutiurnal
2 trindle
3 dobhash
4 breedbate
5 mulm
99 soft lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk fabric 1 whin
2 therianthropic
3 foulard
4 geogenous
5 brodequin
100 using pictures to represent sounds of words 1 sertule
2 potamic
3 titanism
4 pollent
5 iconomatic
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