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All of these are actual words in the English language. Choose the correct definition. The pronunciations immediately follow the words.

A multiple-choice quiz by boneponio. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
boneponio

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
8,768

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
748

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Defalcate (Dee-fawl-kayt): Hint

To dismantle

One who does not participate

To lend oneself to debauchery

To embezzle money

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Question 2 of 10

2. Rundle (run-dull): Hint

A hopper

A ladder's rung

To roll along

A cask or barrel

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Question 3 of 10

3. Dysania (dis-ay-nee-ah): Hint

Recurring dizziness

Melancholy

Fear of daylight

Finding it tough to get out of bed in the morning

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Question 4 of 10

4. Cachou (ka-shoo): Hint

A large North American mammal

The correct spelling for the sound of a sneeze

A hiding place

A pill for bad breath

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lobcock (lob-kok): Hint

A male chicken

A dull, boring person

A volleyball maneuver

A soft dessert

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Question 6 of 10

6. Forfex (for-fecks): Hint

Freckles

A pair of scissors

Little pieces of wood used to start a fire

To surrender

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Question 7 of 10

7. Furfur (fur-fur): Hint

Lint that collects in one's navel

Flakes of dandruff

Earnestness

What a redneck yells in a crowded theater

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Question 8 of 10

8. Cauf (kawf): Hint

Clear one's throat

A box with holes in it for keeping fish alive in the water

To hesitate

Cement used to hold bathroom tile together

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Question 9 of 10

9. Narghile (narr-gill-leh): Hint

An elaborate hookah pipe

A small oriental throw rug

A pattern often found on socks

One who is smitten with himself or herself

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Question 10 of 10

10. Limosis (lye-mo-siss): Hint

An urgent desire to eat

Appearing to shift from one form to another

Lip paralysis

More than one limo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Defalcate (Dee-fawl-kayt):

Answer: To embezzle money

2. Rundle (run-dull):

Answer: A ladder's rung

3. Dysania (dis-ay-nee-ah):

Answer: Finding it tough to get out of bed in the morning

4. Cachou (ka-shoo):

Answer: A pill for bad breath

5. Lobcock (lob-kok):

Answer: A dull, boring person

6. Forfex (for-fecks):

Answer: A pair of scissors

7. Furfur (fur-fur):

Answer: Flakes of dandruff

8. Cauf (kawf):

Answer: A box with holes in it for keeping fish alive in the water

9. Narghile (narr-gill-leh):

Answer: An elaborate hookah pipe

Note the alternative form: nargileh

10. Limosis (lye-mo-siss):

Answer: An urgent desire to eat

This is used to describe ravenous hunger that is caused by disease, not simple lack of food.

Source: Author boneponio

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