Wicked Garden Trivia Quiz

Answer: Purge

The three synonyms all point toward dirt. Revolt is to dirty or pollute, to become an offense to the senses. Funky speaks of musty smells and unwashed odours while noisome is to become offensive as to arouse disgust. Purge, on the other hand, is a move toward purity or cleaning out i.e. to get rid of sin.

Answer: Admirable

To be admirable is to be praise-worthy or to perform actions that merit praise. Abominable speaks of unpleasantness or loathsomeness, for example 'the abominable treatment of prisoners of war'. In much the same way, atrocious deals with cruelty, accursed with being hateful and abhorrent will describe something as obscene: 'obscene cruelty'.

Answer: I found all three

Black-hearted means to have a wicked, malignant disposition, to be morally bad. Other alternatives include deathful and flint-hearted. Pernicious means to be deadly or able to cause great harm. Heinous is grossly wicked or reprehensible.

Answer: Iniquitous

Nefarious means flagrantly wicked or evil. Nefarious schemes and villainous plots go hand in hand. In much the same way, an iniquity is a gross injustice or a sin. The other three words speak of good standing and purity.

Answer: Ingenuous

"Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false!" (Quote taken from the movie 'Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (2002)).
To be ingenuous means to be artless or be without guile. Knavish, roguish or impish people would be viewed as being crafty or deceitful, possessing a mischievous quality.

Answer: Appealing

Dreadful is a word that means terrible or extremely unpleasant. In much the same as we say "the wicked wind" we can also say that the wind was dreadful, alarming, appalling or atrocious. Appealing, on the other hand, relates to attractiveness, being pleasing or sympathetic.

Answer: Yes

Fierce lends itself to four separate meanings:
Furious - to be savage or unrestrained in nature.
Tearing - to possess an intense or turbulent force.
Cut-throat - as a measure of intensity, for example cut-throat or fierce competition.
Boisterous - to be highly disagreeable or rough in action.

Answer: Maven

A maven, of Yiddish and Hebrew origins, is one who has special knowledge or is an expert in their field. An amateur, however, is one who only tinkers in a field of endeavour, using it more as a hobby than a profession. A dilettante is similar to an amateur in that they will dabble in a field, their interest being superficial.

A sciolist is one who holds a pretentious attitude in respect to scholarship.

Answer: Innocuous

The word mighty means to possess a great power or force, whereas innocuous is seemingly harmless. To be doughty is to be stout hearted and brave. A stalwart is firm and resolute and puissant means to contain great power, for example a powerful athlete.

Answer: Seemly

Oh, I hope you didn't say playful? To be playful does mean to be full of spirit but it can also mean to be full of high jinks and mischief and to possess a roguish quality. To be fractious is to be a trouble maker and wayward means to deliberately deviate from standards. Seemly, on the other hand, means to conform to standards.