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Improve your Vocabulary: Easy as G-H-I Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by smeone. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
smeone
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
371,872
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
13 / 15
Plays
897
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Question 1 of 15
1. You decide to drop one of your high-school electives. The teacher is difficult to follow. He either doesn't stick to the topic or, when he does, he doesn't get to the point very quickly. What is the perfect word for this teacher? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. You are on a tour of a European cathedral. The guide points out some very ugly looking creatures' stone heads that line the eaves where the outside walls meet the cathedral's roof. What is the word he uses to describe them? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. You are very interested to read about one of the finest restaurants in Paris. While you do not have the money to go there, you really enjoy the descriptions of the food and wine, which are first-class. The article's author refers to her meal there as a high point of _____________. What is the most probable word to fit into the blank space? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. You are walking in snowy woods in the winter. Suddenly you step into a slushy puddle. You let out a yell because it is very cold and icy when it leaks into your boots. What is the perfect word for this sensation?
Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. You're browsing a recently-opened antique store. Everything is a disorderly mixture without much categorization. Some of the items are more like plain second-hand than antique. The owner tells you that she is looking for a catchy name for her store. What perfectly apt word would you suggest? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. You are watching news footage of the trial of a war criminal accused of murdering tens of thousands of his fellow citizens. When you hear the charges and the evidence against this man, you are completely convinced about his true nature. What is the correct word for the crimes of which this man is accused? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. You're watching re-runs of TV shows from the 1960s and early 1970s. The women all have long hair, while the men not only have long hair, but also bushy side-burns and/or beards and moustaches. What is the right word for them?
Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. You have a new girlfriend. You introduce her to your old-fashioned strait-laced grandmother. Because your girl friend is free-spirited and out-spoken, your disapproving grandmother later uses a particular word to describe her. What is this word? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. According to your brother, everything that happens to him seems to be the most dramatic, or the saddest, or the funniest thing that ever happens to any one human being. What is the word for your brother's style of description? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Your wife is impatient because you have been promising to paint the garden fence, something you have not yet done. She brings up the topic if you watch TV, or read the newspaper, or go out to play golf. What is a word for what your wife is doing? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. You are watching the weather-man presenting the forecast on the TV news. He is waving his arms back and forth across a map, pointing out various lines of high or low pressure systems across your region. What is the word for those lines? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. You work with another sales clerk who is always upsetting customers with her testiness. When shoppers ask complicated questions or are dissatisfied with products, she has no patience at all, quickly becoming impolite. What might be a word to use to describe your colleague's temperament? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Your elderly widowed aunt died unexpectedly. You and your cousins are tasked with sorting through her paperwork. You search for a will but cannot find one. One cousin says she is very worried because, if your aunt died insensate, it will mean costly legal work and maybe some family arguments. Has she used the right word to describe your aunt's legal status?


Question 14 of 15
14. There is an Olympic athlete you've always admired for his strength, courage and prowess. You are upset, therefore, when you learn that he will have to return his Gold Medal because he was taking banned performance-enhancing substances. What is the word for the disrepute he has brought to himself, his team and his sport? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. You have acted insensitively and rudely to a good friend. You are genuinely sorry for your mistake. You apologize, promising never to repeat this behaviour again. However, your friend doesn't want to accept your apology, nor does he want to hear how you intend to make amends. What is the word for your friend's attitude? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. You decide to drop one of your high-school electives. The teacher is difficult to follow. He either doesn't stick to the topic or, when he does, he doesn't get to the point very quickly. What is the perfect word for this teacher?

Answer: Garrulous

"Garrulous" comes from the Latin word "garrio", which means to prate, or to chatter. In English it means diffuse or rambling speech, as well as excessive verbosity. Drop the elective is my advice!
2. You are on a tour of a European cathedral. The guide points out some very ugly looking creatures' stone heads that line the eaves where the outside walls meet the cathedral's roof. What is the word he uses to describe them?

Answer: Gargoyles

"Gargoyle" comes from the French word "gargouille" meaning "a spout". The original architectural purpose of the gargoyle, which is why they have open mouths, was to provide a spout through which rainwater could gush. So the gargoyle's function was to be a decorative gutter, although their devilish looks could also have been designed to strike fear into the congregation.
3. You are very interested to read about one of the finest restaurants in Paris. While you do not have the money to go there, you really enjoy the descriptions of the food and wine, which are first-class. The article's author refers to her meal there as a high point of _____________. What is the most probable word to fit into the blank space?

Answer: Gastronomy

"Gastronomy" comes from two words in Greek. One is "gaster", meaning stomach, and the other is "nomos", a law. English usage therefore means the art of good eating, as well as a definitive demonstration of culinary methods and/or customs.
4. You are walking in snowy woods in the winter. Suddenly you step into a slushy puddle. You let out a yell because it is very cold and icy when it leaks into your boots. What is the perfect word for this sensation?

Answer: Gelid

Gelid means icily cold, that is extremely cold. Its root is from the Latin word "gelidus" meaning to freeze.
5. You're browsing a recently-opened antique store. Everything is a disorderly mixture without much categorization. Some of the items are more like plain second-hand than antique. The owner tells you that she is looking for a catchy name for her store. What perfectly apt word would you suggest?

Answer: Gallimaufry

"Gallimaufry" would be a perfect name for such a store. It comes from the French word "galimafrée" which means a ragout (stew), or of uncertain origin. The English meaning is a jumbled medley or hodgepodge. And while "gamboge" may sound like a good suggestion, it means the sap yielded from several species of trees.
6. You are watching news footage of the trial of a war criminal accused of murdering tens of thousands of his fellow citizens. When you hear the charges and the evidence against this man, you are completely convinced about his true nature. What is the correct word for the crimes of which this man is accused?

Answer: Heinous

"Heinous" means to be hateful and shockingly evil, capable of atrocities. That is the right word, for sure. Incidentally, if you liked the sound of "hellgremite" as the correct answer, that is an actual word, but it means insect larva used as fishing bait.
7. You're watching re-runs of TV shows from the 1960s and early 1970s. The women all have long hair, while the men not only have long hair, but also bushy side-burns and/or beards and moustaches. What is the right word for them?

Answer: Hirsute

"Hirsute" means hairy or shaggy, as well as of, or relating to, hair. Latin is the source - hirsutus means shaggy. There certainly were a lot of shaggy hairdos in that era. There was even a messy looking hair-cut actually named "the shag". This was also the era when African-Americans grew their hair into the large hairdos known as the Afro.
8. You have a new girlfriend. You introduce her to your old-fashioned strait-laced grandmother. Because your girl friend is free-spirited and out-spoken, your disapproving grandmother later uses a particular word to describe her. What is this word?

Answer: Hoyden

"Hoyden" means a boisterous, bold, unruly girl, what used to be known as a tomboy. It comes from Old German "heiden" meaning a vagabond, usually because vagabonds were thought of as heathen - so there's the original connection. My great-aunt used to call me a hoyden all the time. She was right.
9. According to your brother, everything that happens to him seems to be the most dramatic, or the saddest, or the funniest thing that ever happens to any one human being. What is the word for your brother's style of description?

Answer: Hyperbole

"Hyperbole" is deliberate exaggeration in either speech or writing that is used for effect and is not intended to be taken literally. We all do it now and then. "I must have asked you a million times to pick up those toys". However, some folks do use hyperbole without realizing they are doing it. You can often tell who they are, since their listeners are rolling their eyes! And BTW, when I was younger I used to pronounce it "hyperbowl".

But we all know that it is "hy-PER-bollee", right?
10. Your wife is impatient because you have been promising to paint the garden fence, something you have not yet done. She brings up the topic if you watch TV, or read the newspaper, or go out to play golf. What is a word for what your wife is doing?

Answer: Hectoring

While "hectoring" at its extreme is bullying, in its mildest form it means applying pressure to get someone to do something. I think the latter is probably the case in the example I have offered, unless the wife is getting nasty with it. However, that's not a good idea if she wants that fence painted!
11. You are watching the weather-man presenting the forecast on the TV news. He is waving his arms back and forth across a map, pointing out various lines of high or low pressure systems across your region. What is the word for those lines?

Answer: Isobars

An isobar is a line connecting equal points of barometric pressure. So when you see a curving line across a map which indicates a high pressure ridge, you are seeing the connections between these equal points, much like contour lines indicate elevations on very detailed hiking maps.
12. You work with another sales clerk who is always upsetting customers with her testiness. When shoppers ask complicated questions or are dissatisfied with products, she has no patience at all, quickly becoming impolite. What might be a word to use to describe your colleague's temperament?

Answer: Irascible

"Irascible" means quick tempered, easily aroused to anger, cranky, irritable. Here comes that Latin root again: "irascibilis" meaning to grow angry.
13. Your elderly widowed aunt died unexpectedly. You and your cousins are tasked with sorting through her paperwork. You search for a will but cannot find one. One cousin says she is very worried because, if your aunt died insensate, it will mean costly legal work and maybe some family arguments. Has she used the right word to describe your aunt's legal status?

Answer: No

"Insensate" is another word entirely and is incorrect in this context. Your aunt has died "intestate" which means to have died without having made any valid will or testament. This usually means that estate must be legally probated with inheritance laws being used to guide how bequests are made. If next-of-kin is a straightforward issue, probate can usually be done fairly easily. If not, settlements become complicated and costly with legal fees, and often, with family arguments.

The moral is: make a will.
14. There is an Olympic athlete you've always admired for his strength, courage and prowess. You are upset, therefore, when you learn that he will have to return his Gold Medal because he was taking banned performance-enhancing substances. What is the word for the disrepute he has brought to himself, his team and his sport?

Answer: Ignominy

"Ignominy" means an act that is dishonourable, despicable, humiliating or degrading. I think we all feel the ignominy of this type of behaviour by our athletes, no matter which country or which sport. It undermines our genuine pride in our country's achievements.
15. You have acted insensitively and rudely to a good friend. You are genuinely sorry for your mistake. You apologize, promising never to repeat this behaviour again. However, your friend doesn't want to accept your apology, nor does he want to hear how you intend to make amends. What is the word for your friend's attitude?

Answer: Implacable

"Implacable" means incapable of being appeased, or pacified or changed in any way from a particular position, no matter, in this case, how harmful that would be to both parties in this friendship.
Source: Author smeone

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