Quiz 39 of 50 -- Obscure and Unusual Words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 mental image; logical fallacy 1 spirometer
2 myogenic
3 idolum
4 diffarreation
5 psychiasis
2 of or pertaining to earthworms 1 diphyodont
2 hemistich
3 pyrgoidal
4 lumbricine
5 mythoclast
3 inlaid with gold and ivory 1 cartiliginous
2 anagnorisis
3 perlaceous
4 ecesis
5 chryselephantine
4 to pass by; to omit; to leave undone 1 alack
2 pogonology
3 enantiomorph
4 bactericide
5 pretermit
5 left side of a ship 1 larboard
2 sortation
3 heliofugal
4 alphonsin
5 calvous
6 having secret or hidden power 1 exspuition
2 dendriform
3 coram
4 medicament
5 cryptodynamic
7 science of fermentation 1 matinal
2 hydrodynamics
3 transilient
4 zymology
5 pholidosis
8 of or relating to holly 1 kame
2 secreta
3 furacious
4 ilicic
5 spritsail
9 rutting of frogs and toads 1 philoprogenitive
2 amplexus
3 digladiate
4 chintz
5 capillaceous
10 one who sells perfume 1 myropologist
2 puerperal
3 credal
4 agastopia
5 shenango
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 longing or yearning 1 milliad
2 systatic
3 impavid
4 desiderium
5 lac
12 one who loves novelty and trends 1 diplograph
2 neophile
3 verbalism
4 spinneret
5 feracious
13 study of gravitation 1 parastatal
2 skeg
3 barology
4 sedilia
5 roup
14 instrument for measuring heating effect of sun 1 pyrheliometer
2 pavonian
3 decennoval
4 gyrograph
5 aliquot
15 carrying the penis 1 tubulure
2 phallephoric
3 onomasticon
4 tinchel
5 furunculoid
16 milky fluid secreted into blood by small intestine 1 anagnorisis
2 downhaul
3 animadvert
4 viaggiatory
5 chyle
17 having or bearing hardened forewings 1 uberty
2 elytriferous
3 agrapha
4 complaisant
5 mugient
18 quantity which does not change when squared 1 hygrometer
2 biotope
3 unleal
4 idempotent
5 astrogony
19 to full cloth 1 prandial
2 gastriloquist
3 coralligenous
4 waulk
5 fungous
20 omission of a sound or syllable in a word 1 polychotomy
2 truttaceous
3 haplology
4 huitain
5 lithology
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 old German title of nobility 1 anaclitic
2 lactescent
3 fossulate
4 od
5 waldgrave
22 craze for books or reading 1 bibliomania
2 patination
3 diamantiferous
4 kemp
5 predella
23 disease of animals which can be transmitted to humans 1 zoonosis
2 amyloid
3 spetch
4 microsomatous
5 souterrain
24 rapidly alternating a tone with one half-tone lower; reverse trill 1 collectanea
2 ossifrage
3 mordent
4 biotope
5 swingometer
25 of or pertaining to birds 1 backstay
2 amyous
3 avicular
4 gyle
5 dipsosis
26 sharp; needle-like peak of rock 1 compossible
2 caesura
3 psychorrhagy
4 aiguille
5 talliate
27 ability to fly 1 quiff
2 pteridology
3 myasthenia
4 zoilism
5 volation
28 addition; supplement 1 plication
2 respondentia
3 debouchure
4 narial
5 suppletion
29 to entice; to wheedle 1 striated
2 amphibolic
3 jeton
4 inveigle
5 gaumless
30 nut-bearing 1 oppidan
2 nuciferous
3 salariat
4 horology
5 opisometer
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 pathological belief that one is a dog 1 succursal
2 presbycousis
3 hidrotic
4 macular
5 cynanthropy
32 identification of oneself with God 1 egotheism
2 revirescent
3 pule
4 coadjument
5 inessive
33 long; thin cigar 1 gavelkind
2 slipway
3 acerous
4 ochlesis
5 panatella
34 harelip 1 lollop
2 conchology
3 nuciferous
4 lagostoma
5 imputation
35 powerful in one direction only 1 kraurosis
2 vagitus
3 collimation
4 unipotent
5 exgorgitation
36 ground-ice; ice in small spikes in streams 1 paratonic
2 helcoid
3 balefire
4 frazil
5 phyllophagous
37 study of leprosy 1 ooidal
2 hourd
3 bibliopegist
4 leprology
5 bullock
38 high-flown and affected style of writing 1 musal
2 expiscate
3 euphuism
4 heterotaxis
5 harn
39 substance causing flatulence 1 graphology
2 spoliative
3 sensile
4 physagogue
5 suberous
40 cloth worn on priest's arm and used for handling holy vessels 1 decalescence
2 fanion
3 wheal
4 peripetia
5 eversion
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 chaotic; haphazard 1 oligarchy
2 tumultuary
3 spintherism
4 montgolfier
5 viperiform
42 having small leaves 1 caecity
2 strabometer
3 gorget
4 microphyllous
5 limes
43 to endure over a period of time 1 autothaumaturgist
2 animastic
3 devall
4 perdure
5 oblivescence
44 different 1 postcibal
2 allogeneous
3 monotheletism
4 contline
5 tulchan
45 south of the Alps; supporting the Pope 1 mammiform
2 quitclaim
3 cartophily
4 pugil
5 ultramontane
46 tapestry covering a wall 1 arras
2 circumaviate
3 wilder
4 rebus
5 nubiferous
47 weakness of mental facilities 1 hypophrenia
2 synoeciosis
3 rubicund
4 zoophyte
5 diluvial
48 study of heresies 1 metastrophe
2 hemitery
3 poliosis
4 protervity
5 heresiology
49 semi-fluid; sticky; glutinous; viscous 1 vestry
2 culm
3 viscid
4 gullery
5 wasm
50 repository; reference book of facts 1 dioptometer
2 pneumatics
3 snift
4 orleans
5 promptuary
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 cutting; division; splitting 1 scission
2 hyperemesis
3 pancyclopaedic
4 belling
5 alomancy
52 between the ribs 1 aubergine
2 trahison
3 mazer
4 emesis
5 intercostal
53 fear of empty spaces 1 kenophobia
2 parbuckle
3 placet
4 suint
5 speciocide
54 dark greenish-yellow 1 isopolity
2 nundinal
3 popple
4 citrine
5 parasiticide
55 pigs' feet as food 1 opsiometer
2 skeletogenous
3 cannelure
4 pettitoes
5 tisane
56 pertaining to new growth 1 neoblastic
2 cibophobia
3 malaxate
4 opprobrium
5 pleochroic
57 boughs of a tree 1 ramage
2 myriacanthous
3 primage
4 zephyr
5 hetaerocracy
58 science of humidity 1 oculate
2 hygrometry
3 abducent
4 macromancy
5 zapata
59 gold-coloured alloy; brass 1 orichalc
2 recrement
3 contrariant
4 pretermit
5 wiseacre
60 region of uniform environment and types of organisms 1 hospitate
2 ounce
3 ordinal
4 biotope
5 entozoology
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 precinct; enclosing wall of a precinct 1 peribolos
2 guttiform
3 volar
4 downhaul
5 benefactive
62 spurious; bastard 1 probang
2 ichthyophagous
3 nothous
4 metapsychology
5 thuriferous
63 pertaining or relating to glow-worms or fireflies 1 dexiotropic
2 patible
3 cepaceous
4 hoplomachy
5 lampyridine
64 insect divested of its wings 1 dealate
2 pandation
3 habiliment
4 pnematomachy
5 illusionism
65 in whatsoever respect or place 1 sanbenito
2 vulsella
3 xerotic
4 whereinsoever
5 ombrometer
66 involving or based on six; having a numerical base of six 1 subduple
2 carbuncle
3 tornote
4 gummosity
5 senary
67 beyond the mountains; foreign; uncivilized 1 carbasus
2 tramontane
3 toxicomania
4 xenogenous
5 crystalomancy
68 study of the planet Jupiter 1 badigeon
2 xerophytic
3 dolichocephalic
4 transmigrationism
5 zenography
69 organization of clauses without connectives 1 vermivorous
2 advert
3 affranchise
4 phlegmatic
5 parataxis
70 state of being different 1 aichmophobia
2 baragnosis
3 echinate
4 electrocardiograph
5 alterity
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 line connecting points of same atmospheric pressure 1 anaclitic
2 exequy
3 inexpiable
4 louche
5 isobar
72 having messages passing both ways simultaneously 1 contraplex
2 beele
3 sophomoric
4 atmatertera
5 procoelous
73 branching; branched 1 cladose
2 tod
3 intenerate
4 anomic
5 nidulation
74 study of alloying and treating metals 1 passacaglia
2 raduliform
3 metallurgy
4 misosophy
5 galactic
75 relating to instinctive love for offspring 1 syntexis
2 sillograph
3 philoprogenitive
4 isoglossal
5 pyrometer
76 awning over an auditorium 1 apocrisiary
2 enchiridion
3 velarium
4 philocaly
5 hyperemesis
77 wandering alone 1 toxicomania
2 oryctomancy
3 regrate
4 solivagant
5 collogue
78 divination using cheese 1 tyromancy
2 sauterelle
3 ephelis
4 ischuria
5 empanoply
79 box for keeping bows and arrows dry 1 isochronous
2 ascham
3 bicapitate
4 colophon
5 tomium
80 instrument for viewing objects using X-rays 1 radioscope
2 thrum
3 frondiferous
4 calamus
5 adamantine
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 in heraldry, two figures placed side by side 1 accosted
2 tuberous
3 ichthyology
4 caricous
5 zoogenic
82 text written entirely in its author's handwriting 1 nigrescence
2 circumvolution
3 balbriggan
4 epopt
5 holograph
83 visual 1 coenaesthesis
2 scopic
3 choreomania
4 hyaloid
5 alcahest
84 of or relating to mosses; moss-like 1 symbolaeography
2 muscoid
3 acroterion
4 ordo
5 cartouche
85 one found guilty of contempt of court 1 contemnor
2 neurobiology
3 langley
4 astrut
5 confabulate
86 superabundant production or accumulation 1 kantele
2 chrism
3 pseudacusis
4 superfetation
5 loimic
87 rump bone of cattle; rump cut of beef 1 sciophilous
2 kop
3 aitchbone
4 toxicomania
5 chrysopoetics
88 like a bird of prey; rapacious 1 anserine
2 collectic
3 seine
4 accipitral
5 exophagy
89 relating to the sense of touch 1 merdivorous
2 solonist
3 kerf
4 monochord
5 haptic
90 causing movement 1 syndicalism
2 canterbury
3 saxicavous
4 kinetogenic
5 traject
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 to soil by dragging along the wet ground 1 pannier
2 synchroscope
3 xiphophyllous
4 bedaggle
5 terreplein
92 heraldic designation for orange-brown colour 1 quadrimium
2 tampion
3 taseometer
4 mugient
5 tenne
93 rung of a ladder 1 fillister
2 anicular
3 rundle
4 theogamy
5 dextroduction
94 pompous-sounding 1 grandisonant
2 candent
3 isocephaly
4 motte
5 hyoid
95 opposition to the worship of images or icons 1 coracoid
2 iconomachy
3 inly
4 lancinate
5 hypernym
96 having limbs like a seal's flippers 1 incatenation
2 semestral
3 phocomelia
4 advocaat
5 interfenestration
97 fisherman 1 xanthippe
2 spectroheliokinematograph
3 tracasserie
4 piscicapturist
5 eirenism
98 an extreme delicacy and softness 1 mactation
2 incivism
3 uneath
4 formicate
5 morbidezza
99 cottony 1 atmatertera
2 strahl
3 oriel
4 hedonics
5 gossypine
100 sea breeze 1 premotion
2 poecilonym
3 azoth
4 virason
5 sebaceous
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