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'Ex-' Marks The Spot Trivia Quiz

The prefix 'ex' can have several different meanings(outside, away from, not or without) which come from Latin 'ex' meaning out of. Match definitions to correct 'ex' words. Etymologies from American Heritage Dictionary. Part of speech in parentheses.

A multiple-choice quiz by jellow_10. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jellow_10

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,027

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
4432

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: joecali (7/15), Trufflesss (15/15), goodreporter (12/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. To increase the severity of; aggravate; irritate (v) Hint

Expunge

Exacerbate

Extort

Extrapolate

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Question 2 of 15

2. Slender, curved wood shavings used especially for packing (n). Hint

Excelsior

Exegesis

Exanthema

Exemplar

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Question 3 of 15

3. Done with little or no preparation; impromptu (adj) Hint

Exculpatory

Extemporaneous

Exorbitant

Extrinsic

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Question 4 of 15

4. Extremely inferior; very bad (adj) Hint

Expiate

Execrable

Exigent

Existential

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Question 5 of 15

5. To remove in flakes or scales (bark, for example) peel (v) Hint

Exhume

Excaudate

Exfoliate

Expunge

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Question 6 of 15

6. Stage direction to indicate that two or more actors leave the stage (v) Hint

Exenterate

Exeunt

Exitus

Exarch

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Question 7 of 15

7. To urge by strong argument; to make urgent appeal (v) Hint

Extort

Exude

Extol

Exhort

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Question 8 of 15

8. To censure strongly; denounce; to wear off the skin; abrade (v) Hint

Excise

Exonerate

Exasperate

Excoriate

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Question 9 of 15

9. Requiring immediate attention; urgent (adj) Hint

Exigent

Exculpatory

Excruciating

Exhilarating

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Question 10 of 15

10. Deprive of right to church membership; exclude from participation in a group (v) Hint

Expunge

Excaudate

Excommunicate

Exonerate

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Question 11 of 15

11. To make atonement for (v) Hint

Expedite

Expiate

Exemplar

Excise

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Question 12 of 15

12. To obtain from another by coercion or intimidation (v) Hint

Extort

Extricate

Extrorse

Extirpate

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Question 13 of 15

13. To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information (v) Hint

Extrapolate

Explicate

Excogitate

Extraction

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Question 14 of 15

14. Acting or tending to clear of guilt or blame. We're looking for an adjective here. Hint

Exanthema

Exculpatory

Exonerate

Extrajudicial

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Question 15 of 15

15. To free from blame, responsibility or obligation Hint

Exonerate

Expellant

Expunge

Exorcise

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To increase the severity of; aggravate; irritate (v)

Answer: Exacerbate

comes from Latin 'acerbus'-harsh

2. Slender, curved wood shavings used especially for packing (n).

Answer: Excelsior

Nowadays we're more likely to see styrofoam 'peanuts'.

3. Done with little or no preparation; impromptu (adj)

Answer: Extemporaneous

comes from Latin 'ex tempore'-of the time

4. Extremely inferior; very bad (adj)

Answer: Execrable

To pronounce, the accent is on the first syllable.

5. To remove in flakes or scales (bark, for example) peel (v)

Answer: Exfoliate

comes from Latin 'folium'-leaf

6. Stage direction to indicate that two or more actors leave the stage (v)

Answer: Exeunt

Shakespeare uses it all the time.

7. To urge by strong argument; to make urgent appeal (v)

Answer: Exhort

from Latin 'hortari'-to encourage

8. To censure strongly; denounce; to wear off the skin; abrade (v)

Answer: Excoriate

from Latin 'corium'-skin

9. Requiring immediate attention; urgent (adj)

Answer: Exigent

accent on first {syllable;} from Latin 'exigere'-to demand

10. Deprive of right to church membership; exclude from participation in a group (v)

Answer: Excommunicate

from Latin 'communis'-common

11. To make atonement for (v)

Answer: Expiate

from Latin 'piare'-to atone

12. To obtain from another by coercion or intimidation (v)

Answer: Extort

from Latin 'torquere'-to twist

13. To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information (v)

Answer: Extrapolate

often used in mathematics

14. Acting or tending to clear of guilt or blame. We're looking for an adjective here.

Answer: Exculpatory

From Latin 'culpa'-guilt.

"Exonerate" has the same meaning as "exculpate," but "exonerate" is not an adjective and "excuplatory" is.

15. To free from blame, responsibility or obligation

Answer: Exonerate

from Latin 'onus'-burden

Source: Author jellow_10

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