I Spy Something Beginning With AC Quiz

Answer: Accurate

The clergyman is a 'curate' and adding this to AC gives the new word of 'accurate'. A curate acts as an assistant to the rector, vicar or priest in charge of a particular church or group of churches. It is usually a stepping stone to becoming a vicar him or herself. Something which is accurate is exactly correct. It can refer to information or measurements, among other things.

Answer: Acknowledge

Learning, as a noun, can refer to 'knowledge' and adding this to AC gives a new word of 'acknowledge'. Knowledge can be gained via deliberate learning, as at an educational establishment, or experience - knowledge gained by carrying out the work you do. To acknowledge is to accept or admit the truth of something.

It can also be used to mean noticing someone or something, e.g. to acknowledge the receipt of a gift.

Answer: Account

A nobleman is a 'count' which creates 'account' when added to AC. A count is a relatively low ranked member of the nobility and has been adopted by performers as a nickname, as in Count Basie. An account can refer to a bill that you need to pay, or somewhere you keep your money - 'I have an account with Lloyds Bank'.

It can also be a description - 'the detective kept an account of the suspect's movements'.

Answer: Accompany

One description of a business is 'company' with the new word 'accompany' formed when added it to AC. A company can be an organisation which sells goods or services and can also be used to refer to a person or group you are with, as in 'they are good company'. To accompany is to provide company in the second sense. Someone might invite you to accompany them to a party, or it can be used in an inanimate sense - 'being overweight may be accompanied by depression'.

Answer: Accent

The American coin is a 'cent', so adding this to AC creates the new word 'accent'. The cent is used in several countries to describe a unit of currency equivalent to one hundredth of a bigger currency unit. In America, this would be the dollar. An accent can refer to which part of a word should be emphasised, or a grammatical mark, such as an umlaut, which indicates the pronunciation of a word.

It also refers to a manner of speech - the accent used by someone from Ireland differs from that of a Welsh person, even when both are speaking English.

Answer: Acquaint

Something 'quaint' is out of the ordinary and adding this to AC creates 'acquaint'. Quaint is often used for something old-fashioned although not normally in a derogatory way but as something to be cherished. Acquaint means to learn something new, for example 'I need to acquaint myself with the rules of my new game'.

It can refer to meeting new people too, although more often as acquaintance.

Answer: Accost

The price of something is its 'cost'. Add this to AC and you form the word 'accost'. If you are looking to buy something, one of your first questions is likely to be 'how much does it cost?'. If you are short of money you may need to cut costs. To accost somebody usually involves a threatening element, rather than a friendly greeting.

This could refer to a mugger or to a generally more harmless beggar.

Answer: Acclaim

A 'claim' is an assertion and praise can be described as 'acclaim', with AC added. A claim can involve a physical action, as in staking a claim during a gold rush, or a verbal one 'he claimed he was the rightful winner'. Acclaim expresses approval, so a musical performance or a film could receive acclaim.

Answer: Actress

The lock of hair is a 'tress' and adding this to AC creates 'actress'. Tress is mostly used to describe women's hair and refers to a longer section than a lock, which is sometimes curly. An actress is a female thespian, or actor.

Answer: Acquire

The ream clue gives you 'quire' which creates 'acquire' when added to AC. A quire describes twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size. To acquire something means you have taken possession with the word usually being non specific, i.e. not saying exactly how the acquisition came about.