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Question 1 of 15
The word ‘loquacious’ means you’re incredibly talkative - true or false?
Question 2 of 15
What does the word epexegesis mean?
Question 3 of 15
‘Whatevs’ was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2019 - true or false?
Question 4 of 15
Complete this sentence. 'I didn’t want to tell you I had won the lottery because I didn’t want it to…… our friendship.' What is the missing word?
Question 5 of 15
What does the word ‘onomatopoeia’ mean?
Question 6 of 15
6. What is the opposite of ‘polite’?
Question 7 of 15
If you don’t have any brothers or sisters, are you...?
Question 8 of 15
‘Chillax’ is an official word according to the Oxford English Dictionary?
Question 9 of 15
In what film was the word ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ made famous?
Question 10 of 15
What is the feminine version of the word waiter?
Question 11 of 15
If someone did their very best to help someone, did they do their utmost, or their upmost?
Question 12 of 15
What does the word ‘colubrine’ mean?
Question 13 of 15
It is impossible to have a word that has no vowels - true or false?
Question 14 of 15
If something is out of place in its time or chronology, is it...
Question 15 of 15
Floccinaucinihilipilification is a made-up word - true or false?
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1
The word ‘loquacious’ means you’re incredibly talkative - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Loquacious comes from the Latin loqui meaning to speak - hence loquacious for talkative
2
What does the word epexegesis mean?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: The addition of words to clarify meaning
The word comes from the Greek, meaning epi ‘in addition’ + exēgēsis ‘explanation’
3
‘Whatevs’ was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2019 - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Believe it or not, whatevs was one of several surprising words added to the dictionary in 2019, alongside simples, chillax, sumfin and Jafaican.
4
Complete this sentence. 'I didn’t want to tell you I had won the lottery because I didn’t want it to…… our friendship.' What is the missing word?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. Affect
5
What does the word ‘onomatopoeia’ mean?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. A word that sounds like what it means
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6. What is the opposite of ‘polite’?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. Impolite
7
If you don’t have any brothers or sisters, are you...?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: C. An only child
8
‘Chillax’ is an official word according to the Oxford English Dictionary?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: True
Chillax was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2019.
9
In what film was the word ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ made famous?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. Mary Poppins
10
What is the feminine version of the word waiter?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: D. Waitress
11
If someone did their very best to help someone, did they do their utmost, or their upmost?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. Utmost
12
What does the word ‘colubrine’ mean?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: A. Relating to a snake
13
It is impossible to have a word that has no vowels - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
There are plenty of words without vowels - including RHYTHMS, TRYSTS, and SYZYGY. Remember them for your next scrabble game!
14
If something is out of place in its time or chronology, is it...
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: B. An anachronism
15
Floccinaucinihilipilification is a made-up word - true or false?
Your Answer:
Correct Answer: False
Ir’s a real word and means the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.