Fifty-cent Words: A Vocabulary Words Quiz
If you know the definitions for even half these vocabulary words, give yourself an A+.
Match the terms below with their definitions. See the bottom of this post for the answers.
Terms
1. Apercu (pronounced: a per SOO)
2. Concomitant (pronounced: kahn KAH muh tuhnt)
3. Habitué (pronounced: hu BI choo ay)
4. Lagniappe (pronounced: LAN yap)
5. Nabob (pronounced: NAY bob)
6. Paucity (pronounced: PAW suh tee)
7. Peregrinations (pronounced: pe ruh gri NAY shunz)
8. Raconteur (pronounced: ra kahn TER)
9. Tendentious (pronounced: ten DEN shuhs)
10. Verisimilitude (pronounced: ve ruh si MI luh tood)
Definitions
A. An item given free to a customer with the purchase of another item
B. Journeys
C. A small amount or insufficiency
D. The appearance of being true or real
E. Having a definite tendency, bias or purpose
F. Accompanying; attendant
G. A person who excels at telling stories
H. A very rich or important person
I. A person who frequents a particular place
J. A quick impression or insight
(Scroll the page so you can’t see the answers until you’re ready.)
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Answers
1J, 2F, 3I, 4A, 5H, 6C, 7B, 8G, 9E, 10D
Also, you might want to try Vocabulary Quiz: More 50-cent Words.
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March 4th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
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March 18th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Yay, I got 7 right. Remembering my days of studying the French language really helped here.
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March 18th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Windyridge, you did great on that. I wrote the darn quiz and sometimes even I forget the definitions.
I just visited your wool/knitting blog, left a comment and subscribed. I’ll check out your other blogs too!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Learning new words is a sort of hobby for me…but managed only six from your “test” … that is not too good.
I have started writing a blog on some (preferably long!) words, each post concentrating on a particular word since last month. You might want to check it out.
http://wordabode.blogspot.com
Feels great to see others who are really interested in words!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I checked out your blog. Fantastic! Thanks to a fellow word lover for a job well done.
June 8th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Ooh yay I got 6 correct!