Rhyming Vocabulary Trivia Quiz

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1. Which of these words is best described? "Shakespeare wrote many a play. This is something that Polonius would say. The irony is that he is not quick and this is when time goes in barely a tick."

Answer: Brevity

"Brevity is the soul of wit" Polonius comments on the importance of getting to the point but in fact he himself likes to talk for the sake of talking. Thus, brevity refers to briefness.

Impatience: "a restless desire for change and excitement"
Wordless: "Inarticulate; silent"
Marvel: "One that evokes surprise, admiration, or wonder"

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2. Which of these words am I? "I hate it when you don't go to school, Because you are "sick" and lounge in the pool. But then on the very next day, I sit at home in the very same way."

Answer: Hypocrite

A hypocrite could be someone who pretends to be something that they are not or they may say that they dislike a certain personality trait when they themselves possess that trait.

Philanthropist: "someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being"
Amanuensis: "One who is employed to take dictation or to copy manuscript"
I hope you know what a doctor is!

3. Which of these words am I? "I am a very respectable scribe, an hourly wage my only bribe. I am hard working and very skilled, Particularly in the work of a writer's guild."

Answer: Amanuensis

Ooo I'm sorry. That was a tough one. The answer was rather an uncommon word, although I have run across it in a book I was reading for grade twelve english class. An amanuensis is one who is hired to copy a manuscript or take dictation.

Philanthropist: "someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being"
Bedlamite: "a mentally ill person".
A student is what I was in grade 12! (And all other years of schooling!)

4. Which of these words is best described? "Oh deary, deary, deary me, it appears that the bone is rising from my knee. It appears to be quite a strange looking bump. I suppose it could be worse; it could be on my rump."

Answer: Eminence

An eminence is "The projecting prominent part of an organ, especially a bone".

Crocus: "Any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated"
Prelude: "An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one; a preliminary or preface"
Expellee: "One who is expelled"

5. Which of these words is best described? "When I find myself at home, Usually when I'm all alone, I give you a call on the telephone, and do this until I hear the dial tone!"

Answer: Prate

According to the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Prate means to chatter.

Braggart: "One given to loud, empty boasting; a bragger"
Antilog: "the number of which a given number is the logarithm"
Trey: "A card, die, or domino with three pips"

6. "The room heats up when I look at you. This feeling inside me starts to grow. I wonder if you have this desire too. When you are here, this is what I show." What is being shown?

Answer: Fascination

Ah yes, sexual attraction.
Rather different from...

Repulsion: "Strong dislike or disapproval"
Penitence: "The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing"
Complacence: "Contented self-satisfaction"

7. Which word is best described? "You say that this answer is right, yet I simply cannot see. I am willing to put up a fight, to show that logic disagrees."

Answer: Incongruous

Incongruous refers to something that does not keep with what is proper or logical.

Portent: "An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen"
Salacious: "Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire; lascivious"
Gaudy: "Showy in a tasteless or vulgar way"

8. Which word is best described? "It occurs in only an instant, it can only be an omen. A sign in the present, of the future yet to come."

Answer: Portent

Perhaps it foreshadows an event or symbolizes something of great importance. In any case, it has a mysterious connotation.
Your other words were...

Gullible: "Easily deceived or duped"
Haw: "An utterance used by a speaker who is fumbling for words"
Gobbet: "A piece or chunk, especially of raw meat"

9. "So raise your glasses high and take a drink with me. Hmm... It appears to be very dry, this champagne that I see." Which description is mentioned?

Answer: Brut

Brut means very dry, usually referring to champagne.

Granadillo: "West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony"
Repute: "To ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to"
Rubato: "Rhythmic flexibility within a phrase or measure; a relaxation of strict time"

10. Which word is best described? "I like to take a stroll at night, even when there is a chill. The cricket is my favorite sight, but its sound is rather shrill."

Answer: Chirr

A chirr is a harsh trilling sound, such as that made by crickets.

Lout: "An awkward and stupid person; an oaf"
Stirrup: "A flat-based loop or ring hung from either side of a horse's saddle to support the rider's foot in mounting and riding"
Sobriquet: "A nickname; an assumed name"

Source: Author Lucay

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