Quiz 44 of 50 -- Obscure and Unusual Words

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 study of the sense of smell 1 ecdemic
2 fremitus
3 trophotropism
4 olfactology
5 wastelot
2 resistance to being penetrated 1 pulvillar
2 antitypy
3 tractile
4 galop
5 wisket
3 study of organisms as affected by climate 1 fucivorous
2 dromestoners
3 phenology
4 cenacle
5 ailurophilia
4 instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields 1 hygiology
2 facultative
3 radiciform
4 prosy
5 gravimeter
5 careful guidance; leading by hand 1 transuranic
2 senescent
3 filiopietistic
4 toroid
5 manuduction
6 therapeutics 1 roadster
2 thereology
3 flounce
4 bacciferous
5 equiponderate
7 latent 1 venireman
2 accosted
3 ambit
4 delitescent
5 petary
8 giving laws; legislative 1 eristic
2 saltant
3 radiesthesia
4 nomothetical
5 oroide
9 making use of natural or social processes for a goal 1 nootropics
2 telesis
3 anfractuous
4 sanative
5 peregal
10 shaped like a mandible or jaw-bone 1 scobiform
2 emacity
3 quadrifoliate
4 notitia
5 mandibuliform
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 study of slugs 1 limacology
2 claviform
3 beatster
4 demephitise
5 tetrachromatic
12 second mowing of grass in the same season; aftermath 1 rowen
2 intumesce
3 suicidology
4 fossulate
5 quenouille
13 circular temple with one ring of columns 1 lampion
2 monopteron
3 illinition
4 peregrinity
5 desquamate
14 swimming on the back 1 locomobile
2 revehent
3 svedberg
4 tacheometer
5 notonectal
15 for preliminary deliberation 1 mammiferous
2 probouleutic
3 purfle
4 sackbut
5 gnosticism
16 glass display case 1 mollescent
2 poliosis
3 lupicide
4 hydrospace
5 vitrine
17 motion towards light 1 photodromy
2 villeggiatura
3 sempiternal
4 cakewalk
5 cavernulous
18 point at which any condition is least favourable 1 murdrum
2 puckery
3 pessimum
4 trin
5 grisaille
19 fish-eating 1 doxastic
2 cimicide
3 minium
4 stretcher
5 piscivorous
20 indecently erotic; lecherous 1 woggle
2 salacious
3 vespacide
4 sederunt
5 benedict
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 paste for making false gems 1 allicient
2 slumberous
3 metensomatosis
4 cacolet
5 strass
22 cheer 1 kenophobia
2 eclipsis
3 chirk
4 heliosciophyte
5 volucrine
23 long thin branch or twig 1 vimen
2 ruthful
3 columbaceous
4 proxemics
5 visive
24 incubator for babies 1 gaposis
2 couveuse
3 psychaesthesia
4 rou‚
5 parodinia
25 domestication of animals 1 britska
2 zooculture
3 lecithal
4 jitterbug
5 opisometer
26 moulding around a panel 1 thurl
2 drepaniform
3 buccan
4 bolection
5 cardiograph
27 ridge of sandy soil 1 pharmacognosy
2 dolichocephalic
3 aethrioscope
4 esker
5 coronach
28 undersurface of an arch or vault 1 lugubrious
2 prepone
3 intrados
4 paroemia
5 pavonian
29 a chamberpot 1 gymnosophy
2 berceuse
3 paromology
4 jordan
5 uneath
30 foretaste 1 oratory
2 pregustation
3 epedaphic
4 deictic
5 columella
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 mezzanine 1 entresol
2 telesis
3 vermicular
4 angstrom
5 septemfluous
32 polecat 1 foumart
2 cilice
3 weatherometer
4 monomachy
5 bore
33 bath-sponge 1 molossus
2 absolutory
3 necrotic
4 zimocca
5 perissosyllabic
34 sanctuary; asylum 1 ephectic
2 manqu‚
3 metempsychosis
4 isometric
5 grith
35 drink of black currant syrup and white wine 1 kir
2 transumption
3 cardophagus
4 perfervid
5 misogallic
36 boastful; bragging 1 siderognost
2 thrasonic
3 declinometer
4 emunctory
5 contranatant
37 producing greenness 1 misoneism
2 decession
3 ratihabition
4 doxastic
5 viridigenous
38 pertaining to sea creatures who spend time in fresh water 1 siserary
2 obturate
3 solifidianism
4 virason
5 halolimnic
39 to give birth to piglets 1 sabot
2 farrow
3 unzymotic
4 formicate
5 dedans
40 a crash 1 bolection
2 phanic
3 bathykolpian
4 strophosis
5 fragor
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 becoming gradually less 1 decrescent
2 psychogenetics
3 morganatic
4 aplanatic
5 undeify
42 very cold 1 paranymph
2 lasher
3 subboreal
4 vicennial
5 puce
43 grooved; pitted 1 exility
2 fossulate
3 tropophyte
4 improvident
5 procellous
44 pertaining to the spleen 1 splenic
2 hylomorphism
3 lugubrious
4 forisfamiliate
5 macular
45 collection of gratuities to be divided out later 1 immission
2 tronc
3 isogloss
4 utricle
5 floromancy
46 beatified man 1 phrontistery
2 beatus
3 zoopery
4 photodromy
5 araneiform
47 healing wounds 1 fanfaronade
2 haussmannize
3 vulnerary
4 chelonian
5 exgorgitation
48 accidental omission of letter or syllable in wrting 1 causerie
2 humectation
3 lipography
4 tabescent
5 sialic
49 fixed state; stability; permanence 1 thecate
2 upbuilding
3 fixity
4 dornick
5 hydrokinetics
50 bearing cells 1 superhumeral
2 bourdon
3 isodynamic
4 sederunt
5 celliferous
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 revenge; policy directed towards recovery of territory 1 cipolin
2 revanche
3 apsidal
4 entryism
5 camerated
52 to rain in small drops 1 seiche
2 mizzle
3 intercipient
4 supra
5 prore
53 instrument for finding size of object by measuring its image 1 iconometer
2 revanche
3 drysalter
4 aby
5 assiduity
54 dog-like; canine 1 interactionism
2 cynoid
3 lupiform
4 jaculiferous
5 coliform
55 part of an anchor that fastens in the ground 1 aubade
2 phylactic
3 apparitor
4 hiemal
5 fluke
56 twinkling 1 renal
2 nightpiece
3 arbrolatry
4 scintillescent
5 calyx
57 of the form or shape of gas; gaseous 1 photophile
2 telespectroscope
3 sordor
4 aeriform
5 ormolu
58 to block up; to stop up 1 oppilate
2 chancel
3 iceblink
4 merdivorous
5 chersonese
59 to desanctify; to deprive of sacred status 1 exaugurate
2 laveer
3 uranophobia
4 primage
5 misbeseem
60 tumult 1 erubescent
2 aerobe
3 presentient
4 romage
5 classis
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 marked by fullness and clarity of sound; pompous 1 cruet
2 orotund
3 bibelot
4 frith
5 hortatory
62 deduction; conclusion or corollary; consequent 1 contraposition
2 consectary
3 tegulated
4 occlusion
5 antigalactic
63 indicating causation by 1 mimetic
2 fictile
3 causative
4 portreeve
5 dextroduction
64 ferry 1 achromatopsia
2 atimy
3 quaestor
4 tranect
5 sulcal
65 public esteem; honour 1 izzat
2 patten
3 bisontine
4 apical
5 inaurate
66 having only one horn 1 monocerous
2 expostulate
3 clithridiate
4 ichthyoid
5 rhinocerial
67 metal point attached to a lace or string 1 cabotage
2 linsey
3 aglet
4 lethe
5 joss
68 exuberant; abundant 1 profluent
2 palmary
3 zoophagy
4 diesis
5 policlinic
69 over-refined 1 zaftig
2 nubiform
3 alembicated
4 gnosis
5 raptus
70 bearing zinc 1 zinkiferous
2 pseudoautochiria
3 polythalamous
4 simony
5 forfaiting
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 obliqueness 1 abaculus
2 obliquation
3 pulverous
4 potichomania
5 terrine
72 part of the stage in front of the curtain 1 worcester
2 lollop
3 orpiment
4 pasquinade
5 proscenium
73 good order 1 eutaxy
2 equilibrist
3 proprioception
4 ventana
5 suede
74 instrument for cleaning the ear 1 jongleur
2 aurilave
3 canoness
4 cimelia
5 sciuroid
75 to decorate with rubrics; to illuminate a manuscript 1 malfeasance
2 columbaceous
3 vinaceous
4 primogenous
5 miniate
76 devotion to church rules over religious precepts 1 ophiolatry
2 aurulent
3 odontalgia
4 gallet
5 churchism
77 emitting a usually pleasant smell 1 inflorescence
2 scholion
3 odoriferous
4 gigantomachy
5 mediagenic
78 omission of sound or letter from a word 1 lollop
2 instructive
3 steen
4 tempestive
5 hyphaeresis
79 a simpleton 1 febrifuge
2 scutage
3 acidulous
4 juggins
5 vervelle
80 act of cutting a leech to increase its suction 1 substratose
2 thearchy
3 bdellotomy
4 technopole
5 planigraph
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 study of excrement or obscene literature 1 radiology
2 scatology
3 ophism
4 hydromania
5 simplism
82 rolled back at the edges 1 paradoxology
2 plash
3 scalpeliform
4 revolute
5 purlieu
83 small token or ticket; block of stone used in mosaic; password 1 penial
2 setline
3 hagiarchy
4 tessera
5 ineluctable
84 soft cheese made from skim milk 1 quark
2 malm
3 clinophilia
4 trucidation
5 paraphasia
85 curved cut in edge of sail for preventing chafing 1 somnipathy
2 biens‚ance
3 attainder
4 numismatics
5 roach
86 study of the feet 1 podology
2 porosis
3 procacity
4 thereon
5 bonify
87 crescent-shaped 1 lunate
2 chauffer
3 intempestive
4 hepatic
5 chronomancy
88 instrument for measuring viscosity 1 keraunoscopia
2 kentledge
3 indiscerptible
4 viscometer
5 zymotic
89 person who has no particular belief 1 quenelle
2 circumfuse
3 nothingarian
4 bavardage
5 pregustation
90 surrounding a centre or central body 1 cynegetic
2 diptote
3 systatic
4 pericentral
5 tunicle
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 place where frogs are kept 1 wherry
2 futurition
3 matutinal
4 ranarium
5 revest
92 study of watercourses 1 gaff-topsail
2 autosoterism
3 quatint
4 trepanation
5 fluviology
93 bearing gum 1 perlocution
2 lubricity
3 gummiferous
4 adnascent
5 credence
94 chess blockade 1 attingent
2 limoniad
3 runagate
4 zugzwang
5 pastance
95 to decide; to award 1 provenance
2 adjudge
3 ala
4 conglutinate
5 dyslogia
96 producing or causing a sensation 1 aesthesiogenic
2 retrenchment
3 xylocarp
4 athanor
5 amyous
97 study of gums 1 brocken
2 procatalectic
3 periodontics
4 orography
5 parodinia
98 pertaining to virgins 1 acritochromacy
2 chandelle
3 galericulate
4 symptomatology
5 parthenian
99 study of investigating bodies of water 1 hydrography
2 spectrohelioscope
3 atelier
4 postulant
5 counterphobic
100 producing live young 1 viviparous
2 bidenticulate
3 sanbenito
4 slade
5 astriction
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