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Spy on Larry U. Vocab Trivia Quiz

Come spy on Mr. Vocab and his life. While spying, answer questions about his day to day activities.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,222

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
751

Question 1 of 10

1. Larry was the recipient of a harassment charge when he slapped a fellow actress on the behind after one of their scenes.

What does the word harassment mean? Hint

A weakened state of well-being

A specialty chosen in the field of acting

Giving unwanted attention

Putting money on someone else's charge card

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Question 2 of 10

2. Now out of a job, Larry U. Vocab began going to auditions and acting as the seasoned professional that he is.

The word 'season' has several meanings. Which meaning does 'season' have in this sentence? Hint

An unspecified time of the year

To flavor food

To make experienced

One of four divisions of a year

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Question 3 of 10

3. After his audition, Larry Vocab went to the grocery store. While in line, he gave a soliloquy on the price of chicken in front of the check-out lady.

What is the meaning of the word 'soliloquy' as it is used in the preceding sentence? Hint

Play with four acts

Speaking one's thoughts out loud

A nonmember of a group of profession

Rough in texture or taste

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Question 4 of 10

4. Larry Vocab's new job has him making a cameo appearance on a popular TV show.

The word 'cameo' has different meanings. How is the word 'cameo' used in this sentence? Hint

A piece of jewelry with an image cut out of it

A show that makes fun of people

A brief role in a movie or TV show

An unplanned performance

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Question 5 of 10

5. After his cameo appearance turned into a regular appearance, Larry met a woman on the show that works in holistic medicine and they began dating.

The word 'holistic' means a branch of medicine based on the physical, psychological, and emotional welfare of what? Hint

Human being

Turkey

Cat

Fish

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Question 6 of 10

6. Larry and his girlfriend were married three months after they met and, to their friends, Larry and his new wife seemed very symbiotic.

What is the meaning of the root word 'bio' in the word 'symbiotic'? Hint

Same

Two

Life

Love

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Question 7 of 10

7. Larry Vocab and his wife had a child a year after they were married. The baby had a premature birth, spending only twenty-eight weeks in utero.

What is the meaning of the word 'premature'? Hint

Passing the proper time

Happening before the proper time

Being arrogant in tone

A weakened state of well-being

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Question 8 of 10

8. Even though the doctors said he would be all right, Bradley Vocab was put on a device to support his breathing.

Which word means a device that is used to induce breathing: respirator or audiology?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. After two months, Bradley was allowed to come home. With his wife and son safe at home, Larry Vocab went back to work. He returned to his TV show where he was demoted from being a regular actorcast member, and instead paid per diem for the days he worked.

What does the word 'diem' mean in the phrase 'per diem'? Hint

Month

Hour

Day

Week

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Question 10 of 10

10. Two months back into the TV show, Larry was put on contract again. The day he showed up to work as a contract actor, he learned the actress he was going to be "pared" with romantically was the actress who sued him a year ago.

The word 'pared' is used incorrectly in this sentence. What is the correct meaning for the word 'pared'? Hint

Pared means to join two things together

None of the above is correct

Pared means a fruit that is narrow at the top and wider at the bottom

Pared means to peel or trim

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Larry was the recipient of a harassment charge when he slapped a fellow actress on the behind after one of their scenes. What does the word harassment mean?

Answer: Giving unwanted attention

Harassment means giving unwanted attention or actions to someone to get control over that person. It can be pronounced "Hair-ass-mint" or "Huh-rass-muhnt".

2. Now out of a job, Larry U. Vocab began going to auditions and acting as the seasoned professional that he is. The word 'season' has several meanings. Which meaning does 'season' have in this sentence?

Answer: To make experienced

The word 'season' used in the above sentence means to make experienced. Seasoned is an adjective describing the noun professional.

3. After his audition, Larry Vocab went to the grocery store. While in line, he gave a soliloquy on the price of chicken in front of the check-out lady. What is the meaning of the word 'soliloquy' as it is used in the preceding sentence?

Answer: Speaking one's thoughts out loud

The word 'soliloquy' is used as a noun in the above sentence. Soliloquy means speaking one's thoughts out loud. The word comes from the Latin word soliloquium.

4. Larry Vocab's new job has him making a cameo appearance on a popular TV show. The word 'cameo' has different meanings. How is the word 'cameo' used in this sentence?

Answer: A brief role in a movie or TV show

The word 'cameo' is a noun from an old French word 'camahieu'.

5. After his cameo appearance turned into a regular appearance, Larry met a woman on the show that works in holistic medicine and they began dating. The word 'holistic' means a branch of medicine based on the physical, psychological, and emotional welfare of what?

Answer: Human being

The word holistic is pronounced hoh-lis-tick. It's an adjective that describes a medical field based on the physical, psychological, and emotional welfare of a person.

6. Larry and his girlfriend were married three months after they met and, to their friends, Larry and his new wife seemed very symbiotic. What is the meaning of the root word 'bio' in the word 'symbiotic'?

Answer: Life

A root is the basic element of a word and the foundation of what a word is built on. The root of 'symbiotic' is 'bio'. The word 'bio' means life. Symbiotic is an adjective describing two things that are mutually dependent on each other. The word comes from the Latin word symbiosis.

7. Larry Vocab and his wife had a child a year after they were married. The baby had a premature birth, spending only twenty-eight weeks in utero. What is the meaning of the word 'premature'?

Answer: Happening before the proper time

The word 'premature' means occurring before the proper time. It is an adjective that comes from the Latin word 'praematarus' meaning very early.

8. Even though the doctors said he would be all right, Bradley Vocab was put on a device to support his breathing. Which word means a device that is used to induce breathing: respirator or audiology?

Answer: respirator

Respirator is the correct word to end the above sentence. Respirator is a noun meaning a device that is put over your nose and mouth to induce breathing. Audiology is the study of medicine that deals with hearing.

9. After two months, Bradley was allowed to come home. With his wife and son safe at home, Larry Vocab went back to work. He returned to his TV show where he was demoted from being a regular actorcast member, and instead paid per diem for the days he worked. What does the word 'diem' mean in the phrase 'per diem'?

Answer: Day

Per diem is a Latin phrase meaning "per day". It can be used as a noun, adjective, or an adverb depending on how it used in a sentence. In the above sentence 'per diem' is used an adverb describing how Larry Vocab was paid.

10. Two months back into the TV show, Larry was put on contract again. The day he showed up to work as a contract actor, he learned the actress he was going to be "pared" with romantically was the actress who sued him a year ago. The word 'pared' is used incorrectly in this sentence. What is the correct meaning for the word 'pared'?

Answer: Pared means to peel or trim

The word 'pared' means to peel or trim. The correct word to use in the above sentence is 'pair' which means two things joined together. The word 'pair' is an Middle English word for 'equal things'.

Source: Author pennie1478

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