Word power

Word Power

1. Cacophony

a) False Statement   b) Ancient casket   c) Harsh sound

 

2. oenophile (EE no file)

a) gourmet   b) wine lover   c) teetotaler

 

3. prognosis

a) delay    b) forecast    c) foundation

 

4. caustic- capable of

a) falling    b) growth   c) burning

 

5. Arcadian

a) pastoral   b) bird-like   c) dark green.

 

6. proboscis

a) unmanned spacecraft   b) tax-efficient investment

 c) mammal's nose

 

7. dynamic

a) forceful   b) inarticulate   c) nervous

 

8. hierarchy

a) order   b) ruler   c) retinue

 

9. hippogriff

a) part of the brain   b) concert hall  c) mythical

 

10. paradigm

a) clear example   b) best of its kind  c) humourous play.

 

11. onomatopoeic- related to

a) nomadic people 

b) words that sound like what they mean.    c) free verse.

 

12. mitre

a) sawhorse    b) headdress   c) prayer book.

 

13. synchronize

a) to mend                    b) share equality

c) make happen at the same time.

 

14. tendon

a) slight inclination    b) escort ship   c) fibrous tissue

 

15. polymath- person of

a) great learning  b) numerical ability   c) impeccable style.

 

16. abecedarian (ay-bee-see-'der-ee-un)

a) rudimentary    b)going on foot    c) in one's 90s

 

17. ebullient (in-'bull-yunt)

a) countless   b) full of high spirits   c) made of gold

 

18. puckish

a) a little loving   b) a little plump   c) a little hungry.

 

19. legerdemain (leh-jur-duh-'mane)

a) Stock portfolio    b) law of the land   c) sleight of hand

 

20. odium ('od-dee-um)

a) addictive narcotic   b) hatred and contempt 

 c) Greek theatre

 

21. bumbershoot

a) umbrella   b) misfiring rifle   c) first growth in spring

 

22. smarmy('smar-mee)

a)  phonily pleasant                   b) crawling with ants  

c) as slow as molasses.

 

23. moot

a) purely academic   b) unable to speak   c) bovine.

 

24. tacit ('tass-it)

a) unspoken but under stood       b) only temporary  

c) firm and binding

 

25. lugubrious (luh-'goo-'bee-us)

A) gloomy   b) let-handed   c) in the seat of power

 

26. peccadillo (peck-uh-'dill-oh)

a) wild pig   b) slight misdeed    c) pale yellow colour

 

27. quixotic (kwik-'soh-tik)

a) tiny, trifling   b) dreamy, impractical   c) fierce, bullying.

 

28. uxorious (uk-`sore-ee-us)

a) costing too much    b) doting on one's wife  

c) in wild disarray

 

29. bloviate ('blow- vee-ate)

a) make unnecessary    b) rupture a blood vessel  

c) speak or write wordily.

 

30. cipher ('sye-fur)

a) gentle breeze   b) musky perfume.  

C) encoded message.

 

31. nadir ('nah-deer or 'nay-der)

a) hub of a wheel   b) lowest point   c) polite refusal.

 

32. loofah ('loo-fuh)

a) sponge from a grourd.   B) water pipe for smoking

c) slipper with curled toe.

 

33. kismet ('kiz-met)

a) lovers' tryst   b) journey on foot   c) fate.

 

34. fakir (fuh-'keer)

a) sham or fraud   b) holy beggar   c) tassel on a fez.

 

35. macramé ('mack-ruh-may)

a) two-masted ship   b) honey cereal   c) knot-tying art

 

36. popinjay ('po-pin-jay)

a) conceited person   b) skewer for kebabs  c) uninvited guest.

 

37. mufti ('muff-tee)

a) confusing situation   b) civilian dress   c) rodent

 

38. sirocco (shuh-'rah-co)

a) hot, dry wind   b) steep decline   c) siege.

 

39. carafe (kuf-'raf)

a) slide rule   b) steep decline   c) bottle with a flared lip.

 

40. roc ('rock)

a) flying carpet   b) narcotic plant   c) legendary bird.

 

41. henna ('heh-nuh)

a) armed horseman   b) reddish brown dye   c) nag

 

42. fatwa ('faht-wah)

a) decree   b) sneak attack   c) period of feasting.

 

43. borax ('bore-ax)

a) desert-dwelling spider   b) weaving tool 

 c) mineral used as a cleansing agent.

 

44. alchemy ('al-keh-mee)

a) chaos   b) forerunner of chess 

c) process of transmuting substances.

 

45. elixir (ill-'ick-sur)

a) collarbone   b) cure-all   c) happiness.

 

46. anachronism (uh-'nak-ruh-niz-um)

a) brief interval   b) grandfather clock 

 c) thing misplaced in time

 

47. concurrent (cun-'cur-unt)

a) occasional   b) simultaneous    c) in the nick of time

 

48. temporize ('tem-puh-rise)

a) evade in order to delay   b) get up- to- date  

c) put on a schedule.

 

49. ephemeral (ih-'fem-uh-rul)

a) short-lived   b) antique   c) improving with age.

 

50. dormancy ('door-mun-see)

a) incubation period   b) curfew   c) state of inactivity.

 

51. incipient (in-'sip-ee-unt)

a) cyclical   b) just beginning  c) out of sync

 

52. equinox ('ee-kwuh-nocks)

a) when day is longest   b) when day is shortest  

c) when day and night are the same  length

 

53. pro tempore (pro-'tem-puh-ree)

a) in good time   b) ahead of time   c) for the time being

 

54. juncture ('junck-chur)

a) midyear   b) point in time   c) gap in the geologic record.

 

55. erstwhile ('urst-while)

a) past   b) present   c) future.

 

56. dilatory ('dill-uh-tor-ee)

a) early   b) tardy    c) occurring at ever-widening intervals.

 

57. moratorium (more-uh-tore-ee-um)

a) half a century    b) suspension of activity   c) clock tower

 

58. perpetuate (pur-'peh-chuh-wait)

a) happen at the wrong moment     b) speed up   c) make everlasting

 

59. horologe ('hore-uh-loje)

a) astronomical calendar    b) timepiece   c) dusk.

 

60. Olympiad (uh-'lim-pee-ad)

a) four year interval      b) international date line

  c) Greek sundial