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Weird Words

Weird Words

Please read each question carefully and select the correct answer by clicking on the corresponding button. The answer key will be provided after the quiz is scored. Streeeetch that mind!

1.

What is "bubble and squeak"?
The characteristic sounds of a tuba
A dish of cabbage and potatoes
A cat and a mouse team
An after-dinner whiskey and a cigar
I don't know
2.

What is a quadruped?
An animal having four feet
A polygon of four sides
The main lawn of a university campus
An extinct Australian animal related to the kangaroo
I don't know
3.

Studying with the most exigent of professors is a rewarding learning experience as long as your efforts are recognized and appreciated. What does exigent mean?
Famous
Intelligent
Unusual
Demanding
Extraordinary
I don't know
4.

The assassination of the group leader only served to foment passions, which led to a full-fledged revolt. What does foment mean?
Deaden
Rouse
Cajole
Curb
I don't know
5.

The mother watched with a fast beating heart as her young daughter sauntered on stage with an air of insouciance. What does insouciance mean?
Confidence
Boredom
Nonchalance
Hesitancy
I don't know
6.

What does it mean if someone is given 'carte blanche'?
They are fired from their job
They are given a huge salary increase
They are granted full discretionary power
They are exiled from the country
They are stripped of all power
I don't know
7.

If someone is acting foppishly, they are being:
A tyrant
A cry baby
Foolish
Wise
Greedy
I don't know
8.

What does 'ab ovo' mean?
All alone
Rest in peace
By the way
From the beginning
I don't know
9.

If someone has a sanguine personality, s/he is:
Lazy
Excitable
Manipulative
Optimistic and cheerful
Uncommunicative
I don't know
10.

A somnambulist is:
A court jester
A sadomasochist
A beverage with a sedative effect
A sleepwalker
An acrobat
I don't know

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