Trivia Quiz: Word Meanings

Match the following words with the most accurate description or statement.


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Question 1: "Burke"

 A: A type of wood
 B: To suppress quietly or indirectly
 C: To duck a flying object
 D: A newly discovered species

Question 2: "Misbegotten"

 A: The constant change of locations
 B: A noun for thrillfull journey
 C: An adjective meaning unlawfully conceived, illegitimate
 D: An accident

Question 3: "Tabula rasa"

 A: A state of excessive clutter
 B: A blank state
 C: In Latin means wide open field of grass
 D: A full court docket of cases

Question 4: "Odious"

 A: An adjective meaning arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance
 B: Ancester of the English verb, imitate
 C: A noun hardly used today that means a gathering place of high ranking officials
 D: A word used sceintifically to describe the mating habits of crickets

Question 5: "Panacea"

 A: An unexpected growth
 B: A century's worth of time
 C: A disease that affects an entire region
 D: A remedy for all ills or difficulties

Question 6: "Cajole"

 A: To dissuade
 B: To prevent
 C: To persuade
 D: To ask politely

Question 7: "Wiseacre"

 A: One with a false sense of stature
 B: One who pretends to knowledge or cleverness
 C: A complete idiot
 D: An old prophet

Question 8: "Neoteric"

 A: An outdated concept
 B: Recent in origin
 C: A dinosaur
 D: Political appeal

Question 9: "Frangible"

 A: Capable of being broken
 B: An adjective describing a care-free personality
 C: A meringuelike substance
 D: A healthy characteristic

Question 10: "Cataract"

 A: Another name for a drought
 B: A noun meaning large waterfall
 C: Clear vision
 D: A person who has great purpose in life



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